Imset amulet
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI 664 BCE-525 BCE
Medium
faience
Measurements
5.6 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1982
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Gandel Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Physical description
Amulet of one of the four sons of Horus, human-headed. The figure faces right and is broken at the ankles.
It belongs to the same set as D89B-1982 and D89D-1982.
Perforated at the top.
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