Plummet amulet
- Accession Number
- EA18489
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Amulets case
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Amulet
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Steatite)
- Provenance
- Egypt, Nebesheh
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Measurements
- Length: 20mm | Width: 16mm | Depth: 4mm
Licensing details
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- Description
-
This steatite amulet is in the form of a plummet or sextant. It was excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund (now Society) in 1886 at Nebesheh. On long-term loan since 2005 from the British Museum who acquired it 1887 from the Egypt Exploration Fund.
- 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. 7] Petrie, William Matthew Flinders 1888. Nebesheh (Am) and Defenneh (Tahpanhes). London: Trübner.
- Previous Owners
- The British Museum | Egypt Exploration Society
- Excavation Details
-
Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund at Nebesheh.
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The British Museum (04 Apr 2005)
