amulet;
figure
- Description
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Amuletic figure in glazed composition, representing probably Shu or Heh (the museum register says: "Shu supporting the heavens - amulet").
- Production date
- 6thC BC (?)
- Curator's comments
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Mentioned only in Philadelphia register, which also mentions the Scarab Factory as the findspot.
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Several amulets of god Shu or Heh were discovered in Naukratis (on such amulets: Andrews 1994, 19 and 88-89; Herrmann et al. 2010, 51-52, type 20). Since their iconography can be very close, Herrmann prefers to not decide between both deities (Herrmann 2006, 88-92, Pl. XX-XXII). Such amulets are very common on Late Period settlements (Masson forthcoming).
Considering its context of discovery, it should be dated to the 26th dynasty.
Andrews, C. 1994, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London.
Herrmann, C. 2006, Ägyptische Amulette aus Palästina/Israel Band III (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, Series Archaeologica 24), 2006.
Herrmann, C., Staubli, T., Berger-Lober, S., Keel, O., Schönbächler, G. 2010, 1001 Amulett : altägyptischer Zauber, monotheisierte Talismane, säkulare Magie, Bibel+Orient-Museum, Liebefeld, Stuttgart.
Masson, A. forthcoming, Le quartier des prêtres sur la rive est du Lac Sacré à Karnak.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1890
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: E66 (Accession Number)
