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amulet

amulet

Object NameAmulet
Made FromSteatite
Date305-30 BCE (possibly earlier)
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquecarved
SizeOverall H: 1.6 cm, W: 1.7 cm, L: 2.5 cm
Accession Number97.7.2
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep grayish brown Steatite; carved. Amulet in form of lion. Lion, recumbent, facing forward, with prominent head and mane, and tail curled around right haunch, rests on shallow base which is rectangular at front but rounded at back. Base has longitudinal perforation and, on underside, intaglio representation of standing figure.
Provenance
Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01
Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01
Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)
Probably Ray Winfield Smith

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