amulet;
figure
- Description
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Mould-made amuletic figure in glazed composition, representing an Egyptian deity, maybe the baboon-headed god Thot, the ram-headed god Khnum or Amun-Ra Baded (?); standing in striding pose, leaning against back-pillar; highly schematic, with crude incisions, making the identification of the god represented uncertain; pierced widthwise through head for suspension; greenish turquoise glaze; complete.
- Production date
- 6thC BC - 2ndC BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.70 centimetres
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Thickness: 1.20 centimetres
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Width: 0.85 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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For a rather similar figure from Naukratis: Oxford, Ashmolean Museum AN1896-1908-EA.869.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair
- Acquisition date
- 1888
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AN1896-1908-EA.687 (Accession Number)