Isis knot (tyet) amulet
743–712 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueRed jasper
DimensionsHeight x length x width: 6 x 3.8 x 0.7 cm (2 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1086
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 53 (tomb of queen Tabiry). 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, 1919)
(Accession date: March 1, 1919)
1550–1070 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
1595–1157 B.C.
625–539 B.C.
550–331 B.C.