British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · jewelry
amulet
Description
Fragment of an amulet of a ba-bird. Fragmentary amulet of a ba-bird, standing with outspread wings as if in flight, clasping a shen-sign in each claw, in translucent sapphire-blue glass with the tail in opaque yellow glass. Matt surface. Little more than the central body area and the tail is preserved.
Cross-references (2)
- BM-Object Y_EA16341 tier-2
- BM-Registration 1870,0709.87 tier-2
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