Ear amulet
- Accession Number
- EA41074
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Amulets case
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Amulet
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Material
- Faience
- Provenance
- Egypt, Thebes/Luxor, Deir el-Bahri
- Measurements
- Height: 19mm | Width: 11mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
-
This glazed composition amulet is in the shape of an ear. On long-term loan from the British Museum who acquired it in 1904 from the Egypt Exploration Fund. From Deir el-Bahari.
- Bibliography
-
Andrews, Carol 1994. Amulets of ancient Egypt. London: The British Museum Press. Goodridge, Wendy R. & Stuart J. Williams 2005. Offerings from The British Museum. Swansea: The Egypt Centre. [p. 10] Pinch, Geraldine 1993. Votive offerings to Hathor. Oxford: Griffith Institute; Ashmolean Museum. [p. 247]
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | The British Museum
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The British Museum (04 Apr 2005)
- Last modified: 05 Feb 2023