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

Arts of Africa

Late Period, Dynasty 25–30 (780–343 BCE)

Egyptian

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of the God Imsety (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.: 780 BCE–343 BCE
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 4.9 × 1.4 × 0.4 cm (1 15/16 × 9/16 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1893.76
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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, 1893; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1893.

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