Bronze amulet of Horus
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7632, G 7510, street G 7000, street G 7300, street G 7400, street G 7500, avenue G 2
Bronze amulet of [hawk-headed Horus wearing double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt].
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_25-2-822
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_25-2-822; 25-2-822
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 02/19/1925
- Title
- Bronze amulet of Horus
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Height: 3.5 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7632 A, [sub-pit b =] A II
- Remarks
- This amulet depicts a striding hawk-headed male deity, wearing the double crown of kingship. A number of Egyptian gods are portrayed as hawk-headed humans, making it difficult to identify those without distinguishing crowns. However, when the god wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt he is almost certainly Horus.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified