Cylindrical Amulet
ca. 1938-1759 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The Egyptians worked with gold and semiprecious stones from earliest times. They mined both types of material in the desert east of the Nile and in present-day Sudan, called “Nubia” in ancient times after the ancient Egyptian word for gold (nub). Clearly, objects made from these high-value materials were available only to the highest ranks of society.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Gold, amethyst
- Locations
- Possible place made: Dashur, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 12
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 2 3/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (7 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
- Accession Number
- 51.226
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt, Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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