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Source Description
The amulet made of a bright blue glass-like faience (?) was made in a mold with some later working. It represents Maat, the personification of Truth, as a woman seated with knees drawn up. There is a hold in the head to attach an ostrich feather, the hieroglyph for her name. A loop projects from the back of her head for suspension.
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Document identity
localId
13420
label
Maat
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
13420
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Maat
description
The amulet made of a bright blue glass-like faience (?) was made in a mold with some later working. It represents Maat, the personification of Truth, as a woman seated with knees drawn up. There is a hold in the head to attach an ostrich feather, the hieroglyph for her name. A loop projects from the back of her head for suspension.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1450-730 BCE (New Kingdom-early Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
figurines
pendants
amulets
amulet-pendant
figurine
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.5
height
1
depth
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 x W: 3/8 x D: 1/2 in. (3.45 x 1.02 x 1.28 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
Egyptian faience (?), blue glaze
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6182
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EGY
JWL
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454
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