Amulet Case
600BC-400BC (made)
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Amulet case, gold, decorated with the head of Horus, the hawk-headed god.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold |
| Brief description | Amulet case, gold, decorated with the head of Horus, Lebanon or Syria, Phoenician, 7th-6th century BC |
| Physical description | Amulet case, gold, decorated with the head of Horus, the hawk-headed god. |
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| Gallery label | Two amulet cases, one with the head of theEgyptian lion goddess Sekhmet, the other with the head of the Egyptian god Horus.
Sardinia (Phoenicia), 600-400 BC
Gold
Said to have been found in Tharros
Museum nos 8836, 8837-1863
Bequeathed by Bernard H. Webb(2007) |
| Object history | Found in Tharros in Sardinia. Webb Collection. |
| Production | Said to have been found in Tharros in Sardinia |
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| Accession number | 8837-1863 |
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| Record created | April 12, 2005 |
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