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Winged scarab pectoral
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 52
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 7.1 x 6.2 cm (2 13/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.672
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pectorals
DescriptionBlue glazed faience. Four-winged scarab with rosettes between front and hind legs; winged disc above. Reverse plain. Two suspension rings at top. Broken and mended; incomplete.
Housed with 24.673
Housed with 24.673
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 52 (tomb of Queen 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.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)