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Fragment of an amulet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Avenue G 3, black debris
Medium/Technique Faience; blue glaze; hard drab paste
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 1.7 cm (3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Africa and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis is a fragment of an amulet. It is the head of a deity wearing a sun disc and ram's horns. It is pierced side to side on the back.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza Avenue G 3, black debris. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.