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Amulet of Horus (?)

380–30 BCE

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 30–Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty

(305–30 BCE)
Medium
gray green faience
Measurements
Overall: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.626
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Location
Not on view
Print
A weathered, gray-green faience sculpture depicts a figure with a birdlike head standing with its left leg stepping forward on a thin rectangular base. The figure wears a tall, tapered crown, a wide collar, and a pleated kilt. Its arms rest straight at the sides. A narrow vertical pillar supports the back, and mottled gray patches cover the surface, softening the details of the head and slender torso.

Amulet of Horus (?)

380–30 BCE

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 30–Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)

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