Amulet of Ptah
50–225
FindspotMeroe, Nubia(Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueAgate
DimensionsOverall: 2.2 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (7/8 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.509
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W 108. 1922: 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.
A.D. 364–476
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
664–525 B.C.
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
2040–1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
110–90 B.C.