aegis
- Museum number
- EA53904
- Description
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Bronze aegis of Isis wearing the sun-disc and horns with a gilded palmette on the forehead; eyes inlaid with a white substance; the collar extends beyond the back of the neck.
- Dimensions
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Length: 9.64 centimetres
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Width: 8.02 centimetres
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Depth: 4.50 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
-
Exhibited:
2005-2006 Oct-Feb, Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, Mummy: The Inside Story
2006 7 Mar-6 Aug, Mobile (Alabama), Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, Mummy: The Inside Story
2006-2007 6 Oct-18 Feb, Tokyo, National Museum of Nature and Science, Mummy: The Inside Story
2007 17 Mar-17 Jun, Kobe City Museum, Mummy: The Inside Story
- Condition
- good
- Acquisition date
- 1928
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA53904
- Registration number
- 1928,0512.1
