Amulet probably depicting a benu bird

Unknown

400–30 BC · Glass · Egyptian Art

Starting in the later Late Period and continuing through the Ptolemaic Period, a type of glass amulet cast by pressing the glass into a shallow open mold appears. The back was left rough, and the amulets may look ragged because glass overflowed the mold around the edges. The earlier amulets are monochrome, bi- or multicolor amulets supplement the repertoire during the Ptolemaic Period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

400–30 BC

Medium

Glass

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917