MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Maat - Walters 42426 - Back.jpg The amulet made of a bright blue glass-like faience was made in a mold with some later working It represents Maat the personification of Truth as a woman seated with knees drawn up There is a hold ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Maat - Walters 42426 - Back.jpg The amulet made of a bright blue glass-like faience was made in a mold with some later working It represents Maat the personification of Truth as a woman seated with knees drawn up There is a hold in the head to attach an ostrich feather the hieroglyph for her name A loop projects from the back of her head for suspension ca 1450 730 BC New Kingdom-early 1st Intermediate Egyptian faience blue glaze cm 3 45 1 02 1 28 accession number 42 426 13420 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 3000 Years of Glass Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1982 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Maat amulets Ancient Egyptian jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum
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