Amulet – weight of a menit necklace, An amulet in the shape of the counterweight of a menit necklace, with the image of a mummy-shaped, falcon-headed deity in a double crown holding an ankh in the longitudinal part and a lotus flower with two buds in the round lower part. On the reverse is a column of text with a sacrificial formula to the goddess Uadjit. Materials/icons: Re mythology, Uadjit, double crown, ankh, lotuses, hieroglyphs, sacrificial formulas, Egyptian deities. Date: 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Type: amulet. Dimensions: height 9.2 cm, width 3.3 cm., A vertical carved object with a rounded lower end, showing a raised profile of a human figure wearing a tall headdress and a patterned collar, holding a staff-like item; the surface is weathered and pitted with textured carving lines. The piece displays a palette of pale greenish-blue with areas of gray and small patches of brownish rust and darker green, with subtle variations across the relief and edges. The lower rounded...
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Amulet – weight of a menit necklace, An amulet in the shape of the counterweight of a menit necklace, with the image of a mummy-shaped, falcon-headed deity in a double crown holding an ankh in the longitudinal part and a lotus flower with two buds in the round lower part. On the reverse is a column of text with a sacrificial formula to the goddess Uadjit. Materials/icons: Re mythology, Uadjit, double crown, ankh, lotuses, hieroglyphs, sacrificial formulas, Egyptian deities. Date: 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Type: amulet. Dimensions: height 9.2 cm, width 3.3 cm., A vertical carved object with a rounded lower end, showing a raised profile of a human figure wearing a tall headdress and a patterned collar, holding a staff-like item; the surface is weathered and pitted with textured carving lines. The piece displays a palette of pale greenish-blue with areas of gray and small patches of brownish rust and darker green, with subtle variations across the relief and edges. The lower rounded section contains carved plant-like motifs and elongated shapes, also in the same pale greenish-blue with darker brownish spots. The background is a neutral light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A18_113

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41.7Mo (2.5Mo) / 23.1cm x 45.2cm / 2734 x 5335 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amulet – weight menit necklace amulet shape counterweight image mummy-shaped falcon-headed deity double crown holding ankh longitudinal part lotus flower two buds round lower part reverse column text sacrificial formula goddess Uadjit Materials icons Re mythology Uadjit double crown lotuses hieroglyphs sacrificial formulas Egyptian deities Date 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Type Dimensions height 9.2 cm width 3.3 cm vertical carved object rounded lower showing raised profile human figure wearing tall headdress patterned collar holding staff- item surface weathered pitted textured carving lines piece displays palette pale greenish-blue areas gray small patches brownish rust darker green subtle variations across relief edges lower rounded section contains plant- motifs elongated shapes also darker brownish spots background neutral light gray.

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