Hathor-headed crystal pendant
743–712 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Sudan (Nubia)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold, rock crystal
DimensionsOverall: 5.3 x 3.3 cm (2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.321
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 55 (unknown queen of King Piankhy). 1919: 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, 1921)
(Accession date: March 1, 1921)
568–542 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
2625–2500 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.