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Hathor head beads from horse trappings

712–698 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver
DimensionsOverall: 0.4 x 2.3cm (3/16 x 7/8in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.1477
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, horse grave 203. 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.