Amulet of a falcon-headed god
593–510 B.C.
Object PlaceNubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine
DimensionsLength: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23-3-199
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 477 March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.760–332 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
404–396 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C
A.D. 30–175
185–50 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
593–510 B.C.