Caption

Amulet — goddess Seshat;, Dark brown glass; Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt. Depicts Seshat Egyptian goddess associated with writing, harp iconography. Amulet; height 3.4 cm, width 1.7 cm., A roughly rectangular, irregularly shaped metal object with a rough, pitted surface is shown against a plain light gray background; the object has a dark brown to nearly black patina with areas of metallic sheen and hints of greenish corrosion, and there are a few strokes of bright red paint on its surface; the top edge is uneven with a protruding curved nub on one side and a rounded raised area on the other, the lower edge flares slightly and has a small attached rectangular fragment of brownish material with a worn appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_077

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Rights managed

Available size

17.7Mb (845.2Kb) / 6.7in x 10.2in / 2012 x 3073 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet goddess Seshat Dark brown glass Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt Depicts Seshat Egyptian goddess associated writing harp iconography height 3.4 cm width 1.7 cm roughly rectangular irregularly shaped metal object rough pitted surface shown plain light gray background object dark brown nearly black patina areas metallic sheen hints greenish corrosion strokes bright red paint surface top edge uneven protruding curved nub side rounded raised area lower edge flares slightly small attached rectangular fragment brownish material worn appearance.