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Source Description
The "ba," depicted as a human-headed bird, was a spiritual aspect of one's personality.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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14425
label
Ba Bird
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
14425
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ba Bird
description
The "ba," depicted as a human-headed bird, was a spiritual aspect of one's personality.
provenance
Khawam Brothers, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century BCE (early Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
amulets
pendants
amulet pendant
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.6
height
5.8
depth
0.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x W: 2 1/4 x D: 1/16 in. (2.6 x 5.78 x 0.14 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
early Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
gold, stone inlay
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6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
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