Faience amulet of Khnum
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7500, G 7450, G 7530-7540, G 7550
Faience [amulet] of [ram-headed] Khnum; faded green glaze; complete.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: ca 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_27-4-1114
- Alternate IDs
- 27-4-1114; HUMFA_27-4-1114
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 04/18/1927
- Title
- Faience amulet of Khnum
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 4 cm Width: base: .7 cm Length: base: 1.7 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7450 X II, debris
- Remarks
- This amulet depicts a striding ram-headed male deity. Egypt had multiple ram gods and it is often difficult to identify which one is intended. This god may be Khnum, the patron deity of Elephantine (modern Aswan) or Harsaphes, the patron of Heracleopolis.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified