Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · amulet

Sistrum amulet Deir el-Bahri

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Description

Amulet, sistrum. Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 21–30, ca. 1070–343 B.C. Blue-green faience. H 2.2 × W 0.8 × D 0.5 cm (7/8 × 5/16 × 3/16 in.). From: Tomb TT 117, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.

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