Amulet of a sow
712–653 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueFaience
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 2.2 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm (7/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.852
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, tomb W 832. 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.
284 B.C.–A.D. 275
322–315 B.C.
315–170 B.C.
1070–664 B.C.
4200–3250 B.C.
2061–1784 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.