Amulet

E1065A

From: Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E1065A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain)
Period Middle Kingdom | Twelfth Dynasty
Date Made 1938 - 1759 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Amazonite
Iconography Sphinx | Falcon
Description

Female sphinx or more likely ba bird. Drilled from the chest through to the back below the head.

Height 1.65 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Thickness 0.5 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie, 1895
Other Number ES 1065 - Original Number

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