Amulet of the God Duamutef (one of the four Sons of Horus)

Arts of Africa

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–25 (1070–656 BCE)

Egyptian

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of the God Duamutef (one of the four Sons of Horus)
Place: Egypt (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1070 BCE–656 BCE
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: 3.8 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm (1 1/2 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
Reference Number: 1892.186
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 130.

Émile Brugsch (1842-1930), Bulaq Museum and Egyptian Antiquities Service, Cairo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1892; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1892.

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