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Menat amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Anlamani or Aspelta
623–568 B.C
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. S. 85 (tomb of Mernua)
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Length: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1409
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionMenat. One of many amulets taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua. Cut from sheet electrum, with suspension hook in back.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. S.) tomb 85, (tomb of princess Mernua). 1923: 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.