amulet
Object NameAmulet with Two Flat Faces
Made FromGlass
Date1800-1959
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquepressed
SizeOverall H: 2.3 cm, W: 1.6 cm, Th: 0.4 cm
Accession Number59.1.273
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, with few small bubbles. Probably pressed in mold with two sections. Amulet: oval, with two flat faces and rounded edge. Upper surface has head in low relief: male, with hair parted at center, round eyes, narrow triangular nose, parted lips, and beard; above his head, short radiating lines. Lower surface has, again in low relief, standing figure with trident, above which are two birds facing each other. Flat faces have two small circular perforations above head and at right side of beard. Mold seam (?) visible in surviving part of edge.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
