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Winged Isis pectoral

Napatan Period
538‒519 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Winged Isis pectoral
  • Period: Napatan Period
  • Reign: reign of Amaninatakilebte
  • Date: 538‒519 BCE
  • Geography: From Nubia (Sudan), Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 10, Tomb of Amaninatakelebte, Excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, 1916
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: 17 × 6.9 cm (6 11/16 × 2 11/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (20.276)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art