British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · jewelry
amulet
Description
Amulet of Canopus(?): a rectangular plaque in opaque red glass, matt surface, has on the obverse in raised relief a Canopic jar bearing a necklace around the shoulder and surmounted by the head of a ram. It is probable that this is a representation of some composite aspect of the god Canopus, one unknown to the writer. Possibly intended as an inlay.
Cross-references (2)
- BM-Object Y_EA16356 tier-2
- BM-Registration 1870,0709.81 tier-2
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