Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7757
Lapis lazuli [amulet] of hawk-headed Horus. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1
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- ID
- HUMFA_29-11-340
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
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- Findspot
- Pit G 7757 A, room V
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- Material
- Lapis lazuli
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- Dimensions
- Height: 2.8 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 29.2666
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- Date of Register Entry
- 11/24/1929
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- Remarks
- This amulet depicts a striding hawk-headed male deity. A number of Egyptian gods are portrayed as hawk-headed humans, making it difficult to identify those without distinguishing crowns.
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Name of this image
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