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Fragment of a menat amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani or Aspelta
623–568 B.C
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 24 (tomb of queen Nasalsa)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number18-2-472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 24 (tomb of Queen Nasalsa), stairs. 1918: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.