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Set of Amulets

Roman Period
30 BCE–30 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Set of Amulets
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Date: 30 BCE–30 CE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Roman Burial XXXIX-A, MMA excavations, 1929–30
  • Medium: Wax, gold leaf
  • Dimensions: a: L. 2.6 × W. 1.2 cm (1 × 1/2 in.); b: L. 2.6 × W. 1.3 cm (1 × 1/2 in.); c: L. 3.6 × W.1.3 cm (1 7/16 × 1/2 in.); d: D.1.5 cm (9/16 in.); e: D.1.5 cm (9/16 in.); f: L. 2 × D. 2 cm (3/4 × 3/4 in.); g: H. 2.6 × W. 2.4 cm (1 × 15/16 in.); h: W.1.4 × L.6 cm (9/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.3.144a–h
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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