Amulet Representing the Sun Disk

Title:

Amulet Representing the Sun Disk

Date:

664–30 B.C.E.

Description:

Amulet of mottled brown stone in the form of a sun-disk supported by a trapezoidal–shaped base. The disk is pierced from front to rear through its center. Condition: Small chips; otherwise good.

Type:

Accessory

Geographic region:

Egypt

Time period:

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period

Provenance:

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Medium:

Stone

Extent:

9/16 x 3/16 x 11/16 in. (1.5 x 0.4 x 1.7 cm)

Rights:

Creative Commons-BY

Identifier:

Accession Number: 37.1165E

Is part of:

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

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