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Pendant
Nubian
Napatan Period
760–660 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: diameter approximately .04; height approximately .023
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.953
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionElectrum; bell-shaped; ring on top.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 42 (tomb of Queen Asata). 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.