Amulet or inlay: Face

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Amulet or inlay: Face,

1550–1070 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
y1961-251

Information

Title
Amulet or inlay: Face
Dates

1550–1070 BCE

Medium
Gray slate
Dimensions
3.2 x 3.2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Sampson, Class of 1914, for the Alden Sampson Collection
Object Number
y1961-251
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Type
inlays, ornament, amulets
Materials
gray slate
Techniques
inlay (process)
Subject
profiles (figures), faces

Given to the Museum by Edward Sampson

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