Amulet
| Object Number: | E10347A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Sudan Nubia Buhen |
| Locus: | J33B |
| Period: | Second Intermediate Period |
| Date Made: | 1630-1523 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1631 |
| Late Date: | -1522 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Bronze Electrum Ivory |
| Iconography: | Fly |
| Height: | 24 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 21 cm |
| Credit Line: | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Buhen; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1910 |
Description
Fly emblem with ivory wings and head made of electrum (silver with gold). Flies were awarded for military valor as Nile flies were tenacious and tough just as soldiers should be.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa (10 Oct 1992 - 03 Oct 1993) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Nubian Room ( Oct 1967 - 1977) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wegner, Jennifer H., and Wegner, Josef W. 2015. The Sphinx That Traveled To Philadelphia.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. pg. 239 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 17/1.27C | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] O'Connor, David B. 1993. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 137/50/7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Woolley, Charles L., and Randall-MacIver, David. 1911. The Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition to Nubia: Vol. VIII, Buhen (plates).. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: plate 51 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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