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Seal Amulet

2123–2040 BCE

Egypt, First Intermediate period

(2123–2040 BCE)
Medium
bone
Measurements
Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.686
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Not on view
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A tan, weathered bone amulet, shaped as a small oval disk, features a grainy surface with deep, centered incisions. These lines form a stylized, scorpion-like figure with curved pincers and a ribbed body above a hooked, segmented tail. To the figure's right stands a single vertical mark. Smooth, rounded edges frame the disk, highlighting the darkened, aged recesses of the carving against the warm-toned material.

Seal Amulet

2123–2040 BCE

Egypt, First Intermediate period (2123–2040 BCE)

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