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Collar of a queen of King Shebitka
Collar
Collar of a queen of King Shebitka
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shebitka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 72
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.307
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionHinged collar of sheet metal with edges decorated inside and out with beaded wire. In the center is an applique figure of kneeling winged deity wearing a sun disc. In the center of the back is a scarab. At each side near back, hinge with pin in place.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 72. 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 9, 1921)
(Accession date: March 9, 1921)