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Winged scarab pectoral necklace
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 55
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Width x length: 7.1 x 27.5 cm (2 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1019.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionOpenwork pectoral in pale blue faience depicting a winged scarab holding sun diska in its front and rear legs. Suspended on a necklace of disk-shaped beads.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 55. 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 1, 1919)
(Accession date: March 1, 1919)