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Source Description
A cast silver pendant in the shape of a vulture representing the goddess Mut or Nekhbet. Eyes and beak are indicated by incision. The lines marking the lower feathers are carelessly incised. The surface has deteriorated. The suspension loop on the shoulders has broken off.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33870
label
Vulture
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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33870
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vulture
description
A cast silver pendant in the shape of a vulture representing the goddess Mut or Nekhbet. Eyes and beak are indicated by incision. The lines marking the lower feathers are carelessly incised. The surface has deteriorated. The suspension loop on the shoulders has broken off.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from the pyramids in Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
664-332 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
amulets
pendants
amulet-pendants
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.2
height
1.6
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 7/8 x W: 5/8 x D: 1/4 in. (2.2 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm); H on mount: 1 1/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (2.7 x 2 x 1.2 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
26th-30th Dynasty
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silver
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6182
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EGY
JWL
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2513
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