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Source Description
This group of amulets were strung in modern times to a necklace that follows the order of an amulet necklace found on a mummy in the Faiyum. On this string are 8 "djed" pillars (symbols of Osiris), Thoth, figures of Horus, two figures of Re, a "wadj" (papyrus scepter, symbolizing resurrection), Nephthys, and Khnum. The combination of amulets without an amulet of Isis and only one "wadj" makes it likely that these amulets come from a larger context such as a mummy net or amulet ensemble of a deceased, and not from a single necklace.
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Document identity
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32236
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Group of 16 Amulets Strung as a Necklace
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Source metadata
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32236
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object
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title
Group of 16 Amulets Strung as a Necklace
description
This group of amulets were strung in modern times to a necklace that follows the order of an amulet necklace found on a mummy in the Faiyum. On this string are 8 "djed" pillars (symbols of Osiris), Thoth, figures of Horus, two figures of Re, a "wadj" (papyrus scepter, symbolizing resurrection), Nephthys, and Khnum. The combination of amulets without an amulet of Isis and only one "wadj" makes it likely that these amulets come from a larger context such as a mummy net or amulet ensemble of a deceased, and not from a single necklace.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th century BCE (Late Period)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
amulets
pendants
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2
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2
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import
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1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) max.1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) min.
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
26th-27th Dynasty
med
faience with blue glaze
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6182
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EGY
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2513
3038
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1
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photo
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photo
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