Amulet with modern gold mount and chain
Amulet with modern gold mount and chain
Amulet with modern gold mount and chain
Amulet with modern gold mount and chain

Currently not on view

Amulet with modern gold mount and chain,

ca. 1504–1450 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
1998-179

Information

Title
Amulet with modern gold mount and chain
Dates

ca. 1504–1450 BCE

Medium
Faience
Dimensions
2.4 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm (15/16 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Rose Fine Heller, in memory of her husband, Ernest S. Heller, Class of 1922
Object Number
1998-179
Inscription
The throne-name of the pharaoh Tuthmosis III (Menkheperre) is inscribed within a cartouche.
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Eighteenth Dynasty
Type
amulets
Materials
faience
Subject
pharaohs, running ornament, figures (representations), crocodiles

Acquired by Rose Fine Heller at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the the Museum in 1998 by Mrs. Heller in memory of her husband Ernest S. Heller.

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