Amulet: Heart
Amulet: Heart
Artist
Unidentified
Period
Ptolemaic Period
(Ancient Egyptian, 304–30 BCE)
Period
Roman Rule
(Ancient Egyptian, 30 BCE–395 CE)
Place of Originpossibly from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt
Dateprobably 2nd century BCE
Dimensions2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1906.53C
Not on View
DescriptionMold-blown. Representing a heart. Opaque red glass. Obverse in relief, details incised; reverse, plain and rough surfaced. Cast in an open mold. Blind eyelet on top.
Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
about 560 BCE
New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, reigns of Amenhotep III to Akhenaten, about 1400 to 1350 B.C
New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, reigns of Amenhotep III to Akhenaten, about 1400 to 1350 B.C
Before 1880
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