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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Egyptian
Title:	Amulet of a Son of Horus (lower part)
Date Made:	1069-332 BCE (Dynasties 21-31)
Type:	Adornment
Materials:	Greyish blue faience
Place Made:	Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:	: 1 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.; 3.175 x 1.27 x .4763 cm
Accession Number:	MH 1910.10.7.A.K
Credit Line:	Purchase with Acquisition Fund
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Lower legs and feet of flat-plaque amulet showing a mummiform figure of a Son of Horus, with stitching hole for sewing onto mummy wrappings. These amulets came in sets of four, for the four sons of Horus.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; deities; deities; religion; jewelry

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