Amulet: Ankh

Artist Unidentified

Period Late Period (Ancient Egyptian, 664–332 BCE)

Dynasty Dynasty 26 (Saite) (Ancient Egyptian, 664–525 BCE)

Place of OriginEgypt

Date26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE)

Dimensions2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm)

MediumEgyptian faience

ClassificationJewelry

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1906.65

Not on View

DescriptionIn the form of the symbol of "life". Light green glaze of uneven color.

Published ReferencesPeck, William H., Sandra E. Knudsen and Paula Reich, Egypt in Toledo: The Ancient Egyptian Collection at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2011, p. 78, repr. (col.) p. 79.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, 2010-2012.