Scarab amulet
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueObsidian (?)
DimensionsOverall: 2.1 x 2.2 cm (13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.663
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, Pyramid LIX. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.about 750–270 B.C.
760–343 B.C.
1991–1295 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C.