amulet;
figure
- Museum number
- EA27545
- Description
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Mould-made amuletic figure in glazed composition, probably representing the Egyptian goddess Nephthys; standing in a striding pose on small rectangular base, with both arms along her body and leaning against back pillar; wearing long garment and her characteristic headdress in the shape of a house and basket; arms in open-work; crude and simple modelling; back pillar pierced widthways for suspension; green glaze bit worn and encrusted with earth; almost complete, headdress bit chipped.
- Production date
- 6thC BC - 2ndC BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.75 centimetres
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Width: 0.95 centimetres
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Depth: 1.45 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Amulets of Nephthys are very rare before the 26th dynasty. This amulet of funerary connotation is usually found in association with an Isis amulet in the area of the upper torso of the mummy (Andrews 1994, 48).
On Nephthys amulets see: Andrews 1994, 48; Herrmann et al. 2010, 33 (type 6).
Andrews, C. 1994, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London.
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.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- good (chipped)
- Acquisition date
- 1885
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA27545
- Registration number
- 1885,1101.46
