Double-feather amulet
690–664 B.C.
FindspotNubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony (black onyx)
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 8.5 x 4.4 x 0.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.247
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa). 1917: 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: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
Naqada IIc–d2 (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
700–600 B.C.
1894–1595 B.C.
