Imsety Amulet

Possible OriginThebes, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodThird Intermediate Period - Late Period

Date1076-332 BCE

MediumFaience

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions2 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in., 15 g (6.9 x 2 x 0.6 cm, 1/2 oz.)

Object number2018.010.984

Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, June 5, 2024 - Present
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 97.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.

Status

On view

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