Amulet of a hawk
In ancient Egypt amulets were worn to protect the wearer or provide the wearer with the attributes represented by the amulet. Hawks were closely associated with the god Horus.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- A1748
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Jones, Winslow, Mr
- Material
- stone
- Common Name
- amulet of a hawk
- Simple Name
- amulet
- Period Classification
- 3rd Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21-25) - 1070-661 BC; Late Period (Dynasties 26-31) - 661-332 BC; Ptolemaic Period - 332-30 BC
- Production Year Low
- -1000
- Production Year High
- -200
