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String of gilt-wood funerary amulets
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gilded wood
Dimensions
Height: 3.8 cm; length: 10 cm; depth: 1.7 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. S. D. Warren
Accession Number94.310
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionNine gilded amulets on original string, including depictions of Anubis, Horus, Osiris, a Tit (Isis knot), and a djed pillar.
ProvenancePossibly from Naukratis. 1894: gift of Mrs. S. D. Warren to the MFA, October 1984.
(Accession Date: October 1, 1894)
(Accession Date: October 1, 1894)