Amulets like this one were found in a number of Nubian royal burials. Made of whitish glazed faience, theis example depicted a nude, winged, goddess crowned with a sun disc and uraeus. The wings bend sharply downward, and on each arm is a uraeus crowned with horns and a sun disc. The identity of...
Provenance
From Meroe, Beg. South, hilltop, surface debris. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, Napatan Period, reign of an unidentified ruler,
Findspot
Meroe, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 x 1.3 cm (1 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
21.12125
Medium or Technique
Faience