Necklace
568–542 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGold and rock crystal
DimensionsLegacy dimension: diameter approximately .19
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.337
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 26 (tomb of Queen Amanitakaye). 1918: 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.
743–712 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
743–712 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
2465–2323 B.C.
late 4th–3rd century B.C.
Elsa Peretti
2575–2465 B.C.
A.D. 226–651