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Plaque with deities
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 1.5 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm (9/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number67.1098
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionPlaque of black stone with incised decoration on both sides. One side shows two standing deities (Horus and Thoth) facing each other; oriented vertically. The decoration of the opposite side is oriented horizontally: a reed leaf appears at each side, at least one of which possibly to be read as part of the name of the god Amen-Re spelled above a recumbent lion.
ProvenanceBy 1967: Horace L. Mayer (d. 1968) collection; given to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer December 1, 1967.