Caption

Amulet — god Horus; dark blue glass; Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt; amulet; height 4.6 cm, width 1.3 cm; Egyptian deities; Egyptian religion., A single elongated object with an irregular, roughly rectangular top and a tapered bottom, shown against a plain light gray background; the object is predominantly deep blue with areas of darker and lighter blue, and it has a worn, uneven surface texture with visible chips and rough spots; there is a central patch of muted orange-pink material adhered to the surface, with portions flaking and showing underlying blue and pale off-white material; there are traces of a reddish pigment on the lower portion and small areas of dark grayish residue across the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_057

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.3Mb (1.4Mb) / 9.1in x 14.2in / 2730 x 4267 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet god Horus dark blue glass Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt amulet height 4.6 cm width 1.3 cm Egyptian deities Egyptian religion single elongated object irregular roughly rectangular top tapered bottom shown plain light gray background predominantly deep blue areas darker lighter blue worn uneven surface texture visible chips rough spots central patch muted orange-pink material adhered surface portions flaking showing underlying blue pale off-white material traces reddish pigment lower portion small areas dark grayish residue across object.