Limestone amulet of vulture
[Yellow limestone] amulet of Mut-bird [(vulture)]; incised man and crocodile on base.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_28-3-1
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_28-3-1; 28-3-1
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 03/14/1928
- Title
- Limestone amulet of vulture
- Medium
- [Limestone]
- Dimensions
- Height: 1.6 cm Width: 1.6 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- G 7691 A, debris of grave
- Remarks
- "Original grave was OK over which a Ptolemaic grave had been made" (G.A.R.); "all these amulets [presumably 28-3-1 through 28-3-11] are of characteristic Dynasty 5 design".
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified