amulet
- Museum number
- EA59500
- Description
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Obsidian amulet in the form of two fingers with incised detail, representing the embalmer's skill.
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.52 centimetres
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Weight: 31 grammes
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Thickness: 0.95 centimetres
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Width: 2.17 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Published: Art and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (Japan 1999-2000): No 80
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1986 Jun-Oct, Carmarthen Museum, A son of Luxor's Sands
1997 13 Oct-1998 5 Jan, India, New Delhi, National Museum, The Enduring Image
1998 9 Feb-3 May, India, Mumbai, Sir Caswasjee Jahangir Hall, The Enduring Image
2003 2 Apr-29 Jun, Leeds, Henry Moore Institute, Magic
2002, St Albans, Life and Death
2016-2017 10 Oct-30 Apr, Sydney, Powerhouse Museum, Ancient Lives
2017 16 Jun-18 Oct, Hong Kong Science Museum, Ancient Lives
2017-2018 14 Nov-20 Feb, Taiwan, National Palace Museum, Ancient Lives
2018 16 Mar-22 Jul, Brisbane, Queensland Museum of Art, Ancient Lives
2019-2020 14 Sept- 28 Jun, Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, Ancient Lives EXTENDED DUE TO COVID19
2020-2021, 19 Sept - 21 Mar, Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, Ancient Lives
- Condition
- good
- Acquisition date
- 1929
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA59500
- Registration number
- 1929,1016.74
