Amulet Necklace

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumFaience, carnelian, calcite, modern restringing

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions11 13/16 x 1 15/16 in. (30 x 5 cm)

Object number2018.010.237

Label TextThis amulet necklace comprises two rows of faience tubular beads interspersed with tiny multicolored disk beads. At the bottom hang fourteen amulets to imbue the wearer with their powers. They include seven amulets of the hippopotamus goddess Taweret, protectress of women and childbirth; three carnelian amulets of a crouching Horus the Child with his finger to his mouth, signifying the power of Isis’s protective spells for her son; and a calcite heart amulet symbolizing the moral qualities of an individual. At the center of the necklace are a faience Djed-pillar and a papyrus column, symbolizing regeneration and rejuvenation.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 14.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.

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