Osiris Amulet

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

664–30 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

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Title: Osiris Amulet
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30
Date: 664–30 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Umm el-Qaab, Tomb of Djer, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations
Medium: Silver, gilded
Dimensions: H. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901
Object Number: 01.4.16
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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