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Design amulet with a frog on the back and a crocodile and quadruped on the base
Egyptian
First Intermediate Period
2100–2040 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2320 A
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x length: .7 x 1.5 x 1.6 cm (1/4 x 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3408
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
Descriptiondesign of two stick-figure animals, possibly an crocodile and a jackal.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2320 A. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)