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Source Description
Snake's head pendants were common amulets in the New Kingdom, and were usually attached to a necklace. They should protect its owner in this life and the after life. For a similar pendant see Walters 42.356.
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Document identity
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34601
label
Snake Head Amulet
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obj
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Source metadata
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34601
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object
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normalized
title
Snake Head Amulet
description
Snake's head pendants were common amulets in the New Kingdom, and were usually attached to a necklace. They should protect its owner in this life and the after life. For a similar pendant see Walters 42.356.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1186 BCE (New Kingdom, 18th-19th dynasty)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
amulets
amulet-pendants
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.4
height
1.7
depth
3.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 9/16 x W: 11/16 x D: 1 1/4 in. (1.4 x 1.7 x 3.2 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
18th-19th Dynasty
RelatedObjects
33398
med
carnelian
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6182
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EGY
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2054
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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