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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Headrest Amulet
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Headrest Amulet

CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 19 - Dynasty 20
Date1292-1077 BCE
MediumQuartz (banded agate)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1 3/16 x 13/16 in. (3 x 2.1 cm)
Object number2008.031.237
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 26, 2015 - Present
Published ReferencesJane Biers, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Part VI: A Peaceable Kingdom (Mainz: von Zabern, 2004), number 24.
ProvenanceEx coll. Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001), Germany and Switzerland, acquired from Merrin Gallery, New York, New York, 1990s. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Christie's London, April 20, 2005, lot 227.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art