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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Isis Amulet

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Date722-332 BCE
MediumWood, gilt
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 1/4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm)
Object number2018.010.1018
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 ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Monnaies - Archeologie Objets de Fouilles (31 Mars 1973), lot 132 (part).
Melinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 95.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, March 31, 1973, lot 132 (part). Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art