Amulet
Date: Late 19th or first decade of 20th century
Dimensions:
H: 2 in. (5.1 cm); W: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Probably Egypt
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.210
DescriptionFigure of jackal of Anubis, modeled in low relief.
Rectangular plaque, probably simulating an amulet. Upperside convex; underside flat but uneven. Randomly streaked in blue, opaque red, opaque white, and opaque yellow. On the upper surface, the molded figure of the Egyptian falcon-headed mummy god Sokir, in profile facing right, with a staff in his hand. Mold-pressed polychrome mosaic glass; cast in an open, one-piece mold.
Rectangular plaque, probably simulating an amulet. Upperside convex; underside flat but uneven. Randomly streaked in blue, opaque red, opaque white, and opaque yellow. On the upper surface, the molded figure of the Egyptian falcon-headed mummy god Sokir, in profile facing right, with a staff in his hand. Mold-pressed polychrome mosaic glass; cast in an open, one-piece mold.
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