Amulet of Isis

Title

Amulet of Isis

Description

Figurine, faience, Egyptian late period, top part (head and shoulders) of a blue faience Isis amulet with suspension hole at back. The entire surface is worn, so that the facial features are obliterated. Attached to the piece is an original tag (c. 1916). Obverse: Po 8 Stone from Philae (crossed out, black ink). Then in mirror image in modern blue ink  God Isis . Reverse (in faint pencil):  Found in a tomb near Awsan. Isis Hathor mother of Horus and wife of Osiris God of the underworld.

Date

661 BC - 332 BC

Format

Height: 25 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 2.5 g

Type

Amulet

Identifier

C.001.022

Coverage

EGYPT

License

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License

Medium

Faience

Provenance

Acquired by Corporal John Walter Sinclair, Philae, Egypt, 1916

Rights Holder

A Brisbane Private Collection

Relation

P.001

Contributor

Mr James Donaldson

Files

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Citation

Late Period (Egyptian), “Amulet of Isis,” First World War Antiquities, accessed April 29, 2024, https://ww1antiquities.omeka.net/items/show/27.

Comments

Allowed tags: <p>, <a>, <em>, <strong>, <ul>, <ol>, <li>

Item Relations

Item: Corporal John Walter Sinclair frbr:ownerOf This Item