Ram-headed crystal pendant
743–712 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
FindspotNubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver; rock crystal
DimensionsHeight x width: 9 × 2.5 cm (3 9/16 × 1 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.976
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, Ku 55 (an unnamed 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)
about 1725-1750
2323–2040 B.C.
568–542 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
743–712 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
2465–2323 B.C.
late 18th century
2625–2500 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.