Amulet of Horus as a falcon
404–353 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueBanded chalcedony
DimensionsOverall: 4.2 x 1.5 x 2.8 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.336
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. S 91. 1923: 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, 1923)
883–612 B.C.
1595–1157 B.C.
1595–1157 B.C.
6th century B.C.
450–400 B.C.
1st century B.C.
about 450–400 B.C.
500–475 B.C.
