amulet
- Museum number
- 1894,1101.61.a
- Description
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Blue glazed composition (faience) amuletic figure of Shu; mould-made and covered with a blue-green glaze; kneeling figure on a low base, hands on each side of his head supported a sun disc; perforated for suspension through the pillar at the back of the figure.
- Production date
- 750BC-300BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 3 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For other examples of Shu pendants from Amathus, see Clerc 1991, 114 and passim. Lagarce (in Clerc et al. 1976, 167-74) provides a useful overview of the use and significance of Egyptianizing amulets and scarabs on Cyprus which often differ from those found in Egyptian contexts.
Bibliography:
Clerc G. 1991, 'Aegyptiaca', in eds V. Karageorghis et al., La nécrople d'Amathonte Tombes 110-385. V (Nicosia), 1-50.
Clerc G. et al. 1976, Fouilles de Kition. II. Objets égyptiens et égyptisants (Nicosia).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1894
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1894,1101.61.a
