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Seated child amulets
Nubian
Napatan Period
Unknown Ruler From 698–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg.), Pyr. 125
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm (11/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12103
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFour complete amulets and part of one other Horus child (Harpokrates) very crude body paste, pure white, glaze bright greenish-blue.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. South). Pyramid 125. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.