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| Keywords: Egyptian - Amuletic Plaque with Isis - Walters 481637 - Reverse.jpg A trapezoidal shaped faience amulet in the form of a plaque with the raised relief image of the goddess Isis The goddess kneels upon a low base and holds her right hand in front of her face in a gesture of morning She wears a long sheath gown and a tripartite wig Her characteristic headdress is actually a hieroglyphic writing of her name the sign for a throne Numerous funerary amulets were usually placed among the many layers of linen strips used to wrap mummies Specific amulets along with their required position on the body are listed in funerary texts such as The Book of the Dead Amulets were sometimes sewn directly onto the wrappings or could be incorporated into a bead net shroud covering the mummy This amulet has been modeled with a flat underside and is pierced by tiny holes around the edges for attachment ca 400 250 BC Late Period-early Greco-Roman Egyptian faience with pale green and blue glaze cm 5 5 2 7 0 7 accession number 48 1637 2602 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Objects of Adornment Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum New York; Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota 1984-1987 Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian plaques in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
