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Bead amulet

Made By Egyptian
Dateno date
Mediumfaience
DimensionsOverall: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
circumference: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Horace Mayer
Terms
  • bead
  • religious object
  • amulet
Object number61.19.1.V
Descriptionincised vertically and horizantally overall. barrel-shaped bead of "swrirt" or "swit" started in the Middle kingdom, was worn around the throat of the mummy as part of a necklace. Often inscribed with the owner's name. Because of its location, might be protection from snakebite.
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Bead amulet
Egyptian
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Oinochoë
Attributed to the Hoppin Painter
375 BC -350 BC
Twin Plumes Amulet
Egyptian
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