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Double Hathor head earring
Nubian
Meroitic Period
90 B.C.–50 A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Meroe, Beg. W 5
Medium/Technique
Gold, enamel
Dimensions
Height: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.340
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionGold earring. A lotus flower with enamel inlay, sits above two Hathor heads with sun discs between the horns. The Hathors are situated on a rectangular 'base' which contains five round circles, each containing small round balls in their centers. Attached to the base by way of four gold loops are four pendants; each with a ball and a fly suspended below. Suspension loop at top.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 5 (no. 6). 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, 1923)
(Accession date: January 1, 1923)