Amulet of Maat
743–712 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver and malachite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 5.4 × 2 × 3 cm (2 1/8 × 13/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.323
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)
698–690 B.C.
664–525 B.C
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
late 18th century
19th century
2nd century A.D.
17th century