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Scarab amulet
Nubian
Napatan Period
about 623–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Meroe, Beg. S.85
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Other: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.1452
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionScarab; Alabaster; details incised; pierced sideways on under side. One of many amulets mounted together taken from the mummy of Princess Mernua.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. S. 85, Princess Mernua. / Exp. Ph. A 3164 6/8. [Excav. date] March, 1923. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.