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
1923.377
Not on View
DescriptionRound amulet made of translucent amber-brown glass. Molded in relief with a toad on one side, flanked by the letters ON and SZ. Pierced with two longitudinal holes. Surface is iridescent.
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th 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
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
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