Faience amulet of Re-Horakhty
Faience amulet of Horus with sun disc (Re-Horakhty); yellow glaze, pilaster at back, pierced for suspension. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1
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- ID
- HUMFA_26-1-215
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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
- Isis temple, room P
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- Material
- Faience
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 27.1017
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- Date of Register Entry
- 01/06/1926
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- Remarks
- This amulet depicts a striding hawk-headed male deity, wearing a solar disc on his head. It probably represents the solar god Re-Horakhty.
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex