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Amulet of Hathor nursing a queen
Amulet of Hathor nursing a queen

Amulet of Hathor nursing a queen

743–712 B.C.
Findspotel-Kurru, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsHeight x width: 2 1/4 x 3/4 in. (5.7 x 1.9 cm)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.928
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 52 (tomb of Queen Nefrukekashta). 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)