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Faience amulet of Horus

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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7652

Faience amulet of [hawk-headed] Horus [with double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt]; blue glaze. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_29-4-313j
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7652 A, room VIII
  • Material
    Faience
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 29.1418
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/28/1929
  • Remarks
    MFA 29.1409 through MFA 29.1429 form set. This amulet depicts a striding hawk-headed male deity, wearing the double crown of kingship. A number of Egyptian gods are portrayed as hawk-headed humans, making it difficult to identify those without distinguishing crowns. However, when the god wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt he is almost certainly Horus.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7652

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery