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Amulet of Hathor or Isis

Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x width: 6.9 x 1.7 cm (2 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift from the Estate of Professor Henry Williamson Haynes
Accession Number12.613
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionThis amulet of pale glazed faience portrays a full-length, standing figure of a goddess, either Hathor or Isis, wearing a headdress of horns and a solar disk. There is a ring for suspension on the back of the head.
Provenance1912: gift of the Estate of Professor Henry Williamson Haynes, through Miss Sarah H. Blanchard.

(Accession date: August 18, 1912)