Accession No
1948.2800 R
Description
A blue and white faience amulet with suspension hole. The amulet is in the form of a wadjet eye. The underside is inscribed with two hieroglyphs, the feather maat and the crook hk3.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
XXII Dynasty - Saite Period
Source
Acworth, Marion Whiteford [donor]; Acworth, Joseph John [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2800 R; 5; 1198; 373 [Acworth No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glazed composition; Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '?And[illegible] 1916 15/-' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked 'Misc' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white, hand written label affixed with string reads '1198' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The underside of the mount is marked '373' in red ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A yellow, hand written label affixed with string reads '5' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
The underside of the mount is marked with a previous collectors name, a date and possibly a price. This follows Acworth's format of noting who/where he obtained the object and what year and in some cases how much this object cost. These details may have been recorded here however the name is currently illegible.
Event Date 12/1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Eighteen plaques of jasper, lapis, glazed composition and steatite. Various inscriptions
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A blue and white faience amulet with suspension hole. The amulet is in the form of a wadjet eye. The underside is inscribed with two hieroglyphs, the feather maat and the crook hk3.
Event Date 02/10/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Accession register notes the whole group 1948.2800 dates from XXII Dynasty to the Saite Period. Other individual objects in this group have been more specifically dated.
Event Date 1/10/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:287932
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