Pendant with ram-headed sphinx on a column
743–712 B.C.
FindspotEl-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGilt silver; peridotite
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 7.2 x 1.8 x 1 cm (2 13/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.974
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 55 (a queen of King Piankhy). 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)
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.