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Amulet of lion-headed god

Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26–30
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Scarab Factor's House

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Other: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.807
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionBrown glaze; well-modeled; standing, left leg advanced; crowned with feathers and uraeus; hole at back of head.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Scarab Factory. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over August 1886.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)