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Winged scarab pectoral
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 51
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 8.5 x 8 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.671
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pectorals
DescriptionBlue glazed faience. Four winged scarab with disc between hind legs. On reverse incised eye and two "wes" signs. Broken and mended. Three suspension rings at top.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 52 (tomb Nefrukekashta). 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.