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Amulet of Harsaphes (Heryshef)
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dyn. 23, Neferkara Pe
740–725 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleopolis Magna)
Medium/Technique
Cast gold
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 6 x 0.7 x 1.7 cm (2 3/8 x 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number06.2408
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
ProvenanceFrom Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleoplis Magna), hyposytyle hall of temple. 1903-1904: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; 1905, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: January 1, 1905)