Faience amulet of hippopotamus
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7913, G 7918, G 7924, G 7928+7929, G 7929, G 7931, G 7940, G 7943
Faience amulet of hippopotamus, (late); blue glaze, both sides reversed so that head faces left in each case, ring at back for suspension.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_30-12-36
- Alternate IDs
- 30-12-36; HUMFA_30-12-36
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 12/06/1930
- Title
- Faience amulet of hippopotamus
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 18 mm Width: 6 mm Length: 21 mm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- G 7928+7929: pit G 7929 A, debris