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Shrine-shaped pectoral with male deity
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku. 53
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 7.4 x 5.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.666
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionThis blue glazed faience plaque. Striding male figure wearing uraeus, grasping small animal in each hand. Bunch of grapes (?) hanging from each hand, lotus flower below arms. Three suspension rings at top. Perfect. Reverse shows two incised signs.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry). 1919: 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.
(January 1, 1924)
(January 1, 1924)