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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Amphora Amulet
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Amphora Amulet

CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date3rd Century CE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 11/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in., 36 g (6.8 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm, 1 1/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.317
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (28 Fevrier 1974), lot 242.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1912-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, February 28, 1974, lot 242. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
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