Fragment of faience amulet of Re-Horakhty
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7524, G 7777, street G 7500, G 7550, G 7530-7540, G 7775, street G 7300, G 7690, G 7792, G 7773, G 7691, G 7520, G 7650, street G 7400, G 7350, G 7774, G 7524, G 7776, G 7000 SE 17, G 7660
Fragment of small faience [amulet] of [Re-Horakhty]; blue glaze; legs broken off and missing.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_28-4-145
- Alternate IDs
- 28-4-145; HUMFA_28-4-145
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 04/23/1928
- Title
- Fragment of faience amulet of Re-Horakhty
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 3.7 cm Width: 1.2 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Debris on top of mastaba G 7773
- Remarks
- This amulet depicts a striding hawk-headed male deity, wearing the characteristic headress of the solar god Re-Horakhty, consisting of triple atef crown with horns, uraei, and solar disc.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified