Amulet of a Nubian male nurse
712–643 B.C.
Medium/TechniquePale green faience
DimensionsHeight: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Eisenberg
Accession number2005.262
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1930–40s: G. A. Michaelidies Collection, Alexandria, Egypt; 1970s, private collection, London; by 2005, with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York; 2005: given to the MFA by Royal Athena Galleries.
760–660 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
Henry Hutt
about 2000 B.C.
19th century
late 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.