About this artwork
Known in Egyptian as tyet, this type of amulet is thought to represent a folded piece of cloth associated with Isis. It was frequently placed at the neck of the mummy.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 50
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Department
- Arts of Africa
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Artist
- Ancient Egyptian
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Title
- Tyet (Isis Knot) Amulet
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Place
- Egypt (Object made in)
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Date
- 664 BCE–525 BCE
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Medium
- Faience
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Dimensions
- 4 × 2 × 0.5 cm (1 5/8 × 3/4 × 3/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson, Henry H. Getty, and Norman W. Harris
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Reference Number
- 1892.86
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/135862/manifest.json