The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Butterfly amulet

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12, mid–late
Date:: ca. 1900–1802 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Senwosret (758), inside, Pit 756 upper east chamber C, MMA 1906–1907
Medium:: Silver, carnelian, faience
Dimensions:: w. 2.1 cm (13/16 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number:: 15.3.307

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
See also
What
Metal (59,587)

Silver (14,059)

Faience (11,696)

Chalcedony (2,969)

Amulets (2,477)

Carnelian (1,103)
Where
Africa (33,578)

Egypt (29,894)

Mersa Matrûh (3,925)

Al Lisht (3,896)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,741)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,256)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.

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