Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry
Spacer Bead
Description
<p>This bead of grayish steatite, with traces of greenish glaze, has three lateral perforations. The designs are carved in high relief within a rectangular frame. On one side is the Apis bull wearing a disk between its horns and a heavy necklace. Above his back are lotus blossoms and a palmette of ancient near eastern type. The opposite face has three columns of hieroglyphs, the outer ones giving the names of King Amasis. The central column reads "The good-god, lord-of-the-two-lands, may he live eternally.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.377' rel='external'>Spacer Bead</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.377 tier-2
- Walters-id 40714 tier-2
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