ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Heart Amulet
AAT Object Form/FunctionAmulet
AAT Object Form/FunctionDevontional Jewelry
Place FoundEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Date722-332 BCE
MediumSteatite, gilding
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions1 x 9/16 x 1/2 in. (2.6 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm)
Object number1921.072
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - June 2009
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 26, 2015 - Present
ProvenanceAcquired for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1539-1077 BCE
722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
after 1539 BCE
1292-525 BCE
722-332 BCE
ca. 722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
