Amulet
Amulet
Place of OriginEgypt
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsDiam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.376
Not on View
DescriptionRound amulet made of amber-brown glass. Decorated on one side in relief with a toad, flanked by the letters ON and SZ. Pierced with two longitudinal holes. Surface shows chipping.
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Probably third to early fourth century
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century CE
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
Roman Period, 1st century BCE - 4th century CE
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