String of Beads
Amulets
E12650
From: Egypt | Gebelein
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | E12650 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Gebelein |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Amethyst | Carnelian | Hematite | Amazonite | Beryl | Faience | Glass | Turquoise |
Iconography | Sphinx | Hippopotamus | Falcon | Foot | Fly | Jackal |
Description | String of Beads and Amulets. Bead shapes include: barrel, spheroid and ovoid. Amulet types inclued: female sphinx, hippo head, falcon, scarab, foot, fly and jackal head. Barrel - 4 haemetite, 4 carnelian. Spheroid - carnelian, amethyst. Ovoid - 1 carnelian. Amulets: Female sphinx - 1 amethyst, 1 amazonite. Hippopotamus head - 2 amazonite. Falcon - 1 amazonite, 1 carnelian. Animal head - carnelian. Uninscribed scarab - beryl. Foot - 2 carnelian. Fly - 1 faience, 1 green glass. Jackal head - 2 carnelian. Eye - 4 turquoise. Lion - 1 carnelian. Unindentified amulet - 1 amethyst. Pendant - 1 amethyst, 1 carnelian. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Dillwyn Parrish, 1914 |
Other Number | 294 - Collector Number |
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