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Winged Isis pectoral
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Amaninatakelebte
538–519 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan (Nubia), Nuri, Pyramid 10
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Height x length: 6.9 x 17 cm (2 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.276
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pectorals
DescriptionChased gold pectoral representing the winged goddess Isis, shown kneeling with wings outstretched. In her right hand, she holds an ankh, the symbol for "life"; in her left hand she holds what may be the hieroglyph for a sail, the symbol for the breath of life. On her head is a throne, the hierogyph for her name.
Provenance1916, excavated from Pyramid 10 (tomb of Amaninatakelebte), Nuri, Sudan, by the Harvard University--Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1920, assigned in the division of finds by the Government of Sudan to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1920)