Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7821, G 7832, G 7824, G 7842, G 7831
Faience amulet of [ram-headed] Khnum; green glaze. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1
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- ID
- HUMFA_31-1-469
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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
- Mastaba G 7832, debris
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- Material
- Faience
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- Dimensions
- Height: 3.1 cm Width: 1 cm Thickness: 1 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- In the collection of: Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (62.19.25)
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- Date of Register Entry
- 01/29/1931
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- Notes
- never accessioned; sold to Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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- Remarks
- This amulet depicts a striding ram-headed male deity. Egypt had multiple ram gods and it is often difficult to identify which one is intended. This god may be Khnum, the patron deity of Elephantine (modern Aswan) or Harsaphes, the patron of Heracleopolis.
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
ID: HUMFA_B7647_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7821, G 7832, G 7824, G 7842, G 7831
Description: Faience amulets: top row: [G 7821] 31-1-272 (= Ackland 62.19.27, Taweret ?), 31-1-274 (= Ackland 62.19.26, Isis and Horus), [G 7832] 31-1-315 (= Ackland 62.19.24, Sekhmet), [G 7824 B] 31-1-396, (= Ackland 62.19.16, cat), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-329 (= Ackland 62.19.28, aegis), [G 7832] 31-1-469 (= Ackland 62.19.25, Khnum), 31-1-468 (= Ackland 62.19.15, cat, upper item, left), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-330 (= Ackland 62.19.17, Bes, upper item middle), 31-1-337 (= Ackland 62.19.14, Pataikos, upper item right), [G 7832] 31-1-470 (= Ackland 62.19.13, scarab, lower item, left), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-344 (= Ackland 62.19.12, scarab, Sheshonq, lower item right); second row, left: [G 7842] 31-1-485 (= MFA 31.1891, fragment of seal ring), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-331 (= MFA 31.1884, udjat bead); second row, right: [G 7821] 31-1-277 (= MFA 31.1882, fragment of band ring), 31-1-273 (= Ackland 62.19.11, wadj, papyrus column); third row (left only): [G 7824 B] 31-1-397 (= Ackland 62.19.22, udjat), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-342 (= Ackland 62.19.20, udjat); bottom row: [G 7821] 31-1-271 (= Ackland 62.19.19, udjat), [G 7842] 31-1-489 (= Ackland 62.19.29, udjat), [G 7831] 31-1-388 (= Ackland 62.19.18, udjat), [G 7842] 31-1-487 (= Ackland 62.19.9, Pataikos), [G 7821] 31-1-275 (= MFA 31.1881, Bes ?)
ID: HUMFA_B7648_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7821, G 7832, G 7824, G 7842, G 7831
Description: Faience amulets: top row: [G 7821] 31-1-272 (= Ackland 62.19.27, Taweret ?), 31-1-274 (= Ackland 62.19.26, Isis and Horus), [G 7832] 31-1-315 (= Ackland 62.19.24, Sekhmet), [G 7824 B] 31-1-396, (= Ackland 62.19.16, cat), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-329 (= Ackland 62.19.28, aegis), [G 7832] 31-1-469 (= Ackland 62.19.25, Khnum), 31-1-468 (= Ackland 62.19.15, cat, upper item, left), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-330 (= Ackland 62.19.17, Bes, upper item middle), 31-1-337 (= Ackland 62.19.14, Pataikos, upper item right), [G 7832] 31-1-470 (= Ackland 62.19.13, scarab, lower item, left), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-344 (= Ackland 62.19.12, scarab, Sheshonq, lower item right); second row, left: [G 7842] 31-1-485 (= MFA 31.1891, fragment of seal ring), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-331 (= MFA 31.1884, udjat bead); second row, right: [G 7821] 31-1-277 (= MFA 31.1882, fragment of band ring), 31-1-273 (= Ackland 62.19.11, wadj, papyrus column); third row (left only): [G 7824 B] 31-1-397 (= Ackland 62.19.22, udjat), [G 7832 Z] 31-1-342 (= Ackland 62.19.20, udjat); bottom row: [G 7821] 31-1-271 (= Ackland 62.19.19, udjat), [G 7842] 31-1-489 (= Ackland 62.19.29, udjat), [G 7831] 31-1-388 (= Ackland 62.19.18, udjat), [G 7842] 31-1-487 (= Ackland 62.19.9, Pataikos), [G 7821] 31-1-275 (= MFA 31.1881, Bes ?)
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