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Faience amulet of Isis and Horus

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, G 7131, avenue G 2, avenue G 1, G I-a boat pit, G 7121

Faience [amulet] of Isis seated on throne suckling Horus; green glaze; once had hole for suspension on top of head, now broken. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-702
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 1], debris from [boat pit] [N] of subsidiary pyramid G I-b (G I-a boat pit)
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.95 cm Width: 1.3 cm Thickness: 1.85 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2569
  • Period
    Late Period
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/20/1924
  • Remarks
    Provenance originally recorded in OR incorrect; boat pit N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b, thus S of subsidiary pyramid G I-a (G I-a boat pit), was excavated end of November 1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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