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amulet
Object Type
amulet
Museum number
133441
Description
Green glazed composition amulet. Plaque with incised decoration. On one side is the Eye of Horus, and on the other there is a cow feeding her calf.
Cultures/periods
Phoenician
(site)
Production date
8thC BC-3rdC BC
(site)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Tharros
, Grave 9
Materials
glazed composition
Technique
incised
Dimensions
Length:
1.45 centimetres
Width:
2.05 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Barnett & Mendleson 1987a / Tharros; A Catalogue of Material in the British Museum from Phoenician and other Tombs at Tharros, Sardinia
(9/33)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair
Subjects
cattle
eye of horus
Associated names
Emblem of:
Horus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Barbetti
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
133441
Registration number
1856,1223.843