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amulet
Object Type
amulet
Museum number
133737
Description
Eye of Horus composition amulet; pierced horizontally.
Cultures/periods
Phoenician
(site)
Production date
8thC BC-3rdC BC
(site)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Tharros
, Grave 19
Materials
glazed composition
Technique
pierced
Dimensions
Length:
1 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Barnett & Mendleson 1987a / Tharros; A Catalogue of Material in the British Museum from Phoenician and other Tombs at Tharros, Sardinia
(19/41)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair
Subjects
eye of horus
Associated names
Emblem of:
Horus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Barbetti
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
133737
Registration number
1856,1223.1183