Cylindrical Amulet
ca. 1938-1759 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Among the rarest of Middle Kingdom amulets are hollow gold cylinders, usually decorated with tiny gold balls arranged in a geometric pattern. Goldsmiths attached these balls to the cylinders by granulation, a soldering technique developed in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) about 2500 B.C. Some amulets of this type contained tiny pieces of papyrus inscribed with magical spells.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Gold, copper (?)
- Locations
- Place excavated: Lisht, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 12
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 2 1/16 x Diam. of cap 1/4 in. (5.3 x 0.7 cm)
- Accession Number
- 59.199.1
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt, Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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