The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 16, 2026

An amulet crafted from vibrant turquoise faience depicts a stylized animal on a flat base. Facing left, the creature features a rounded head, short snout, and a tail looping back to its body. Its mottled surface is characterized by a pitted texture and scattered dark brown specks. Small openings pierce the areas beneath the figure's belly and within the tail's curve, providing definition to the form.

Amulets

2123–2040 BCE

Egypt, First Intermediate period

(2123–2040 BCE)
turquoise faience
Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.793
Location: Not on view
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.793