Amulet of the Head of the Goddess Hathor

Arts of Africa

Roman Period (30 BCE–395 CE)

Egyptian

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of the Head of the Goddess Hathor
Origin: Egypt
Date: 30 BCE–395 CE
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: 2.22 × 1.27 × .48 cm (7/8 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Norman W. Harris, and Robert H. Fleming
Reference Number: 1894.271
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 129 (ill.)

The Art Institute of Chicago, acquired in 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris.

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