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Amulet of Maat

Napatan Period
ca. 747–713 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:
    Amulet of Maat
  • Period:
    Napatan Period
  • Reign:
    reign of Piye
  • Date:
    ca. 747–713 BCE
  • Geography:
    From Nubia (Sudan), Upper Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 55 (tomb of unknown queen of King Piye), Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (1919)
  • Medium:
    Stone - Malachite
  • Dimensions:
    5.4 × 2 × 3 cm (2 1/8 × 13/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line:
    Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (21.323)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art