File:Egyptian - Amuletic Plaque with Isis - Walters 481637.jpg
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[edit]Amuletic Plaque with Isis
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Anonymous (Egypt) |
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| Title |
Amuletic Plaque with Isis |
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English: A trapezoidal shaped faience amulet in the form of a plaque with the raised relief image of the goddess Isis. The goddess kneels upon a low base and holds her right hand in front of her face in a gesture of morning. She wears a long sheath gown and a tripartite wig. Her characteristic headdress is actually a hieroglyphic writing of her name: the sign for a throne.
Numerous funerary amulets were usually placed among the many layers of linen strips used to wrap mummies. Specific amulets, along with their required position on the body, are listed in funerary texts such as "The Book of the Dead." Amulets were sometimes sewn directly onto the wrappings or could be incorporated into a bead net shroud covering the mummy. This amulet has been modeled with a flat underside and is pierced by tiny holes around the edges for attachment. |
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| Date | between circa 400 and circa 250 BC (Late Period-early Greco-Roman) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Egyptian faience with pale green and blue glaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 5.5 cm (2.1 in); width: 2.7 cm (1 in); depth: 0.7 cm (0.2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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48.1637 |
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| Place of creation | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. 1984-1987. Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987. Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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