Necklace with cylinder amulet case
1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver, glazed crystal, carnelian, and faience
Dimensionslength of amulet: 4 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Length of string: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Length of string: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3969
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 1067. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the divsion of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913).
(Accession date: December 4, 1913).
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.