Faience amulet of Khnum
Faience amulet of [ram-headed] Khnum; blue glaze.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_29-4-313g
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_29-4-313g; 29-4-313g
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 04/28/1929
- Title
- Faience amulet of Khnum
- Medium
- Faience
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7652 A, room VIII
- Remarks
- MFA 29.1409 through MFA 29.1429 form set. 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