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Rams heads amulets
Nubian
Napatan Period
743–653 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), Pyr. 548
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
largest 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-3-285
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
Descriptionsix finely detailed ram's heads, 5 caramel color, 1 red
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 548, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.