Limestone: amulet; eyes are 2 bored pits containing small limestone rings, set in with cement. Rounded back pierced by hole for string, behind eyes. Dynasty II.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3031 (31), Cemetery 3000, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3000 Tomb 31 Cemetery 3000
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Limestone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Amulets
Accession date:
October 8, 1902
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S1974-1975 #60: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (February 18, 1975–August 1975)