Amulet of a Headrest

Arts of Africa

Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664-525 BCE)

Egyptian

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Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of a Headrest
Place: Egypt (Object made in)
Date: 664 BCE–525 BCE
Medium: Hematite
Dimensions: 1.3 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm (1/2 × 7/8 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
Reference Number: 1894.942
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 124.

Reverend Chauncey Murch (1859-1907), Luxor, Egypt; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1894.

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