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Amulets
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 253 C
Medium/Technique
Faience, brown stone
Dimensions
a: 1.4 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm (9/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
b: 1 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
d: 1.4 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (9/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
e: 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
f: 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (1/4 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
g: 1.2 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm (1/2 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
h: 0.7 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm (1/4 x 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
b: 1 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (3/8 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
d: 1.4 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (9/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
e: 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
f: 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (1/4 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
g: 1.2 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm (1/2 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
h: 0.7 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm (1/4 x 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-10-326
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis is a group of:
a) one faience heh amulet with a ring for suspension on the back
b) one faience head of bat amulet pierced horizontally for suspension
d) one faience unidentifiable fragment of an amulet pierced for suspension
e) one faience eye of Horus (wedjat) ? amulet, pierced for suspension
f) one faience unidentifiable amulet with a ring for suspension on the back
g) one faience leg amulet pierced for suspension
h) one tiny brown stone seated male figure amulet with a ring for suspension on the back
a) one faience heh amulet with a ring for suspension on the back
b) one faience head of bat amulet pierced horizontally for suspension
d) one faience unidentifiable fragment of an amulet pierced for suspension
e) one faience eye of Horus (wedjat) ? amulet, pierced for suspension
f) one faience unidentifiable amulet with a ring for suspension on the back
g) one faience leg amulet pierced for suspension
h) one tiny brown stone seated male figure amulet with a ring for suspension on the back
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 253 C. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.