Caption

Amulet - mummy lying on a lion-shaped bed; creator, mummification bed iconography; mummies; lions; grave goods; dark red glass; 332–30 BC, Ptolemaic Period, Egypt; amulet; height 2.6 cm, width 2.9 cm, A single irregularly shaped object with a rough, pitted surface occupies the image against a plain light gray background; the object has an uneven outline with protrusions and depressions, a few small cavities and holes, and fibrous material visible in some of the cavities, showing a textured, almost layered appearance; the predominant colors visible are dark reddish-brown with areas of darker brown and touches of olive-green and muted gray, with subtle variations of lighter and darker tones across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_067

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.8Mb (1.4Mb) / 10.9in x 10.9in / 3283 x 3283 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - mummy lying lion-shaped bed creator mummification bed iconography mummies lions grave goods dark red glass 332–30 Bc Ptolemaic Period Egypt amulet height 2.6 cm width 2.9 cm single irregularly shaped object rough pitted surface occupies image plain light gray background object uneven outline protrusions depressions small cavities holes fibrous material visible cavities showing textured almost layered appearance predominant colors visible dark reddish-brown areas darker brown touches olive-green muted gray subtle variations lighter darker tones across surface.