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Faience snake amulet

Faience snake amulet. Culture: Egyptian. Dimensions: H.: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm). Date: 664-30 B.C.. Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast. Snakes were symbols of royalty.
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Title:
Faience snake amulet
Caption:
Faience snake amulet. Culture: Egyptian. Dimensions: H.: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm). Date: 664-30 B.C.. Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast. Snakes were symbols of royalty.
Technique/material:
Clay, glazed
Period:
Late Dynastic-Hellenistic
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3170 x 4226 px | 38.3 MB
Print size:
26.8 x 35.8 cm | 10.6 x 14.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AFRICA • AMULETS • CLAY • CLAY, GLAZED • EGYPT • GLAZING • GOLD AND SILVER • GOLD • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • LATE DYNASTIC-HELLENISTIC • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA