Title:
Faience amulet of Ra Horakhty
Caption:
Faience amulet of Ra Horakhty. Culture: Egyptian. Dimensions: H.: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm). Date: 664-30 B.C..
Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast.
Technique/material:
Clay, glazed
Period:
Late Dynastic-Hellenistic
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Image size:
3170 x 4226 px | 38.3 MB
Print size:
26.8 x 35.8 cm | 10.6 x 14.1 in (300 dpi)
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