Digital Giza | Lapis lazuli amulet of Horus

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7652

One lapis lazuli amulet, [hawk-headed] Horus.
Illustration: No

ID: EMC_JE_54017
Alternate IDs: EMC_JE_54017; JE_54017; HUMFA_29-4-267m; 29-4-267m; EMC_SR_7/4994; SR_7/4994
Department: Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification: Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
Entry Date: 04/21/1929
Title: Lapis lazuli amulet of Horus
Medium: Lapis lazuli
Credit Line: Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Provenance: Pit G 7652 A, room I
Remarks: This amulet depicts a striding hawk-headed male deity. A number of Egyptian gods are portrayed as hawk-headed humans, making it difficult to identify those without distinguishing crowns.

Lapis lazuli amulet of Horus