Gold foil amulet of phallus
Gold foil amulet of phallus.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- EMC_JE_56967
- Alternate IDs
- EMC_JE_56967; JE_56967; HUMFA_29-12-258; 29-12-258; EMC_SR_7/5174; SR_7/5174
- Department
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 11/22/1929
- Title
- Gold foil amulet of phallus
- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- overall HUMFA_29-11-258 (multiple objects) Width0.9-1.4 cm; 1.4-2.1 cm; Lengths 0.8-1.9 cm; 1.9-3.8 cm
- Credit Line
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Provenance
- Pit G 7757 A, debris of room IV
- Notes
- HUMFA_29-11-258: One gold foil penis sheath, four scraps of gold foil with impressed design, three gold foil nail sheaths accessioned as MFA 29.2616; unidentified gold foil object (amulet of phallus?) in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo (EMC_JE_56967).
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified