Fragment of faience amulet of Isis and Horus
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, G 7131, avenue G 2, avenue G 1, G I-a boat pit, G 7121
Upper portion of faience [amulet] of Isis suckling Horus; green glaze; head of goddess missing.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_24-11-74
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_24-11-74; 24-11-74
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Period
- Late Period
- Entry Date
- 11/03/1924
- Title
- Fragment of faience amulet of Isis and Horus
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 1.8 cm Width: 1.4 cm Thickness: 1.05 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- [Street G 7000], debris E of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified