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Fish Design Amulet Inscribed with the cartouche of Queen Ahmose Nefertari

New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114
The inscription on the base of the amulet reads "Nefertari" and may refer to Ahmose-Nefertari, the wife of King Ahmose I and the mother of Amenhotep I. She was held in high regard throughout the New Kingdom.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fish Design Amulet Inscribed with the cartouche of Queen Ahmose Nefertari
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Reign: reign of Ahmose I–Thutmose II
  • Date: ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Burial 59 D, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911
  • Medium: Steatite (glazed)
  • Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); W. 1 cm (3/8 in); Th. 0.6 cm (1/4 in)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.125
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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