Heart-shaped Amulet

Object Name: 
Heart-shaped Amulet

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Object Name: 
Heart-shaped Amulet
Place Made: 
Egypt
Accession Number: 
59.1.93 G
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
600-201 BCE
Primary Description: 
Opaque deep blue glass, bubbly, brown weathering crust on surface; mold-pressed, retouched by cutting. Amulet in the shape of a hieroglyph for heart, upper surface decorated with some wheel-cut lines; flat back.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Color: 
Opaque deep blue, brown
Technique: 
mold-pressed, wheel-cut

Exhibitions (2)

Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Venue(s)
Musee de Mariemont 1954 through 1954
 

Objects in Set (11)

11 Amulets
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93
Cow Amulet
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 A
 
Amulet of Isis
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 B
Amulet of Isis
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 C
 
Amulet of Isis or Nephthys
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 D
Djed-Pillar Amulet
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 E
 
Falcon Amulet
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 F
Djed-Pillar Amulet
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 H
 
Male Genitals Amulet
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 I
Scarab Amulet Fragment
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 J
 
Papyrus Column Amulet
Date:600-201 BCE
Accession Number:59.1.93 K