Amulet
| Object Number: | 29-70-21 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Mit-Rahineh |
| Locus: | 200.20 |
| Period: | Late Period Twenty-Sixth Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 570-526 BCE |
| Early Date: | -571 |
| Late Date: | -525 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Gold |
| Technique: | Cast |
| Iconography: | Inheret |
| Height: | 3.6 cm |
| Width: | 1.3 cm |
| Depth: | 0.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt, 1915-1920 |
| Other Number: | M6253 - Field No SF |
Description
Cast gold amulet of Inheret striding forward and raising a spear in his right hand as if to spear an enemy. His left hand holds the bottom of the spear. He wears a long kilt and a curled wig topped by two tall feathers.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 94 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 53 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 81, fig. 49 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Fisher, Clarence S. 1917. "The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Egyptian Expedition". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 8. no. 4. pg. 211-237 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 229, fig. 89 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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