amulet
- Description
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Glazed composition wadj papyrus-column amulet, with a pierced suspension loop at the top; capital and lower part are decorated with incisions before firing; white fine core; pale turquoise glaze, chipped around the top part of the capital.
- Production date
- 6thC BC (possibly)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 1.47 centimetres
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Height: 5.30 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Findspot recorded on Philadelphia register card. Possibly = EEF distribution list Philadelphia no. 39. Considering its context of discovery, it should be dated to the 26th dynasty.
Though they appear already in the 18th dynasty (Andrews 1994, 81-82), wadj-column amulets are especially well attested between the 26th and 30th dynasty and persist in early ptolemaic contexts (Petrie 1914, 12; Wilson 1982, 31-32, pl. XXIX n°1-2; Giddy 1992, pl. 49, 78/284, pl. 53, 78/86, pl. 77, 78/284; Masson forthcoming; see also numerous Late Period references in Herrmann 2006, 228-229, KatNr. 440-446, Pl. XCIX C). Such amulets are usually associated to ideas of regeneration and youth (Andrews 1994, 81-82; Germond 2005, 24).
Andrews, C. 1994, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London.
Germond, P. 2005, Le monde symbolique des amulettes égyptiennes de la collection Jacques-Édouard Berger, Milan.
Giddy, L.L. 1992, The Anubieion at Saqqâra II. The Cemeteries, EES 56, London.
Herrmann, C. 2006, Ägyptische Amulette aus Palästina/Israel Band III (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, Series Archaeologica 24), 2006.
Masson, A. forthcoming, Le quartier des prêtres sur la rive est du Lac Sacré à Karnak.
Petrie, W.M.F. 1912, Amulets, London.
Wilson, K.L. 1982, Cities of the Delta, Part II: Mendes – Preliminary Report on the 1979 and 1980 Seasons (American Research Center in Egypt Report 5), Malibu.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: E65 (Accession Number)
