Amulet in the Form of a Heart
ca. 664-30 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Gold was associated with various ideas concerning divinity and immortality because it symbolized light and does not corrode. These amulets are similar to ones excavated in Twenty-sixth Dynasty tombs at Saqqara, one of the cemeteries of the northern Egyptian capital of Memphis. They belonged to individuals sufficiently prosperous to have their mummies adorned with such magically protective gold devices.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Accessory
- Formatted Medium
- Sheet gold
- Locations
- Reportedly from: Thebes (Deir el Bahri), Egypt
- Dimensions
- 13/16 x 5/8 in. (2.1 x 1.6 cm)
- Accession Number
- 08.480.212
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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