String of Beads

Amulets

E12650

From: Egypt | Gebelein

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E12650
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Gebelein
Section Egyptian
Materials Amethyst | Carnelian | Hematite | Amazonite | Beryl | Faience | Glass | Turquoise
Iconography Sphinx | Hippopotamus | Falcon | Foot | Fly | Jackal
Description

String of Beads and Amulets. Bead shapes include: barrel, spheroid and ovoid. Amulet types inclued: female sphinx, hippo head, falcon, scarab, foot, fly and jackal head.

Barrel - 4 haemetite, 4 carnelian.

Spheroid - carnelian, amethyst.

Ovoid - 1 carnelian.

Amulets:

Female sphinx - 1 amethyst, 1 amazonite.

Hippopotamus head - 2 amazonite.

Falcon - 1 amazonite, 1 carnelian.

Animal head - carnelian.

Uninscribed scarab - beryl.

Foot - 2 carnelian.

Fly - 1 faience, 1 green glass.

Jackal head - 2 carnelian.

Eye - 4 turquoise.

Lion - 1 carnelian.

Unindentified amulet - 1 amethyst.

Pendant - 1 amethyst, 1 carnelian.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Dillwyn Parrish, 1914
Other Number 294 - Collector Number

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