Amulet of Double Plumes

Arts of Africa

Late Period, Dynasty 26–31 (664–332 BCE)

Egyptian

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of Double Plumes
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.: 664 BCE–332 BCE
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: 7 × 2.5 × 1 cm (2 3/4 × 1 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming
Reference Number: 1894.250
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 124.

The Art Institute of Chicago, acquired in 1894; purchased with funds provided by Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming.

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