Caption

Amulet — goddess Toeris;, Dark blue glass with a violet tint; Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt; amulet; height 4 cm, width 1.6 cm; depiction of Egyptian deity Toeris goddess in Egyptian religious iconography., A roughly vertical, irregularly shaped object with a textured surface in deep blue and small areas of lighter blue and gray, showing worn and rough edges and a few shiny spots; a smear of rusty brown near the lower portion and traces of darker and lighter speckling across the surface; a vertical series of bright red marks on the right side of the object; overall the object appears solid with uneven contours and a mix of matte and glossy patches.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_081

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.6Mb (894.5Kb) / 6.0in x 11.5in / 1791 x 3438 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet goddess Toeris Dark blue glass violet tint Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt amulet height 4 cm width 1.6 cm depiction Egyptian deity Toeris goddess Egyptian religious iconography roughly vertical irregularly shaped object textured surface deep blue small areas lighter blue gray showing worn rough edges shiny spots smear rusty brown near lower portion traces darker lighter speckling across surface vertical series bright red marks right side solid uneven contours mix matte glossy patches.