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Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani
632–593 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 ~ 7.8 x 3.1 ~ 3.9 cm (2 7/16~ x 1 1/4~ in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1038
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionFaience; blue glaze, faded; decorated on one side only; ring at bottom.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid VI, the tomb of Anlamani. January 1917.