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Ram's head pendant
Ram's head pendant

Ram's head pendant

555–542 B.C.
FindspotNubia(Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueAmazonite (green feldspar, microcline)
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 2 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm (13/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.268
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, the tomb of Malanaqan (Pyramid 5). 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)
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
743–542 B.C.
Beads
568–542 B.C.
Recumbent lion
305–30 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
Group shot: 20.334, 20.339, 20.341, 20.1070, 20.1072, 21.339a-b
593–568 B.C.
A.D. 500–800
Inscribed green beryl tablet
about 643–623 B.C.