Lapis lazuli amulet of Horus
One lapis lazuli amulet, hawk-headed Horus.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_29-4-270f
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_29-4-270f; 29-4-270f
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 04/29/1929
- Title
- Lapis lazuli amulet of Horus
- Medium
- Lapis lazuli
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7652 A, room IV
- Bibliography
- D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, pp. 180-183, cat. 129.
- Remarks
- MFA 29.1214 through MFA 29.1246 form set. 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.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified