String from papyrus charm

Unknown

1295–1070 B.C. · Linen · Egyptian Art

This string was found around a papyrus inscribed with an incantation for protection, invoking the eight deities of the Ogdoad in order to protect the individual named in the final line (26.225a-b). At the bottom center, a drawing once featured two symmetrically arranged crocodiles facing and attacking a figure positioned between them. The papyrus would have been folded into a small package and worn on a string around the neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1295–1070 B.C.

Medium

Linen

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1926