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Amulet of Re-Horakhty
Nubian
Meroitic Period
About A.D. 85–225
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. W), Tomb 308
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.810
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet of a standing, falcon-headed man probably represents the solar god Re-Horakhty, since he is wearing the god's characteristic crown of a solar disk, horns and a uraeus cobra. Since Re-Horakhty was associated with the rising sun, amulets like this one were thought to help guarantee perpetual rebirth in the afterlife. The amulet is made of faded blue faience and is bored at the back for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. W), tomb 308. 1923: 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: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)