Amulet

92-2-97

From: Sudan | El-Kurru

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number 92-2-97
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Napatan
Provenience Sudan | El-Kurru
Locus Tomb 51
Date Made 700-660 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Faience
Iconography Winged Scarab
Description

Openwork amulet of a winged scarab. The amulet is topped with a winged sun disk. The scarab has four wings. The sun disks held in its legs are decorated with a floral pattern.

Length 9.1 cm
Width 6 cm
Depth 0.9 cm
Credit Line Exchange with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1992
Other Number 10-4-29 - Field No SF | 24-635 - Other Number

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