Tablet Amulet

Late Period

525–343 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

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Provenance

Title: Tablet Amulet
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 27–30
Date: 525–343 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 1151, Seankhkare Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920–22
Medium: Wood, gold leaf
Dimensions: H. 6.4 × W. 1.7 × Th. 0.2 cm (2 1/2 × 11/16 × 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Number: 22.3.47
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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