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Amulet

404–353 B.C.
FindspotBeg. South, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueRed stone
Dimensions0.8 x 1.8 cm (5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.12385
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Beg. South, Pyramid XIX. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
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