Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised)

Medium

Hematite, silver mount

Dimensions

Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (5 x 3.7 x 1 cm) Hematite: 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (4.8 x 3.6 x 1 cm)

Classification

Lapidary Work-Hematite

Culture

Coptic

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.491

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