About the Artwork
Amulet in Shape of Frontal Face
between 1070 and 712 BCE
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Egyptian
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Faience
Overall: 9/16 × 5/8 × 1/8 inches (1.4 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)
Egyptian Faience
African Art
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900
1990.241
Public Domain
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1900?, gifted by the Egypt Exploration Fund;1990-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Egyptian, Amulet in Shape of Frontal Face, between 1070 and 712 BCE, faience. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900, 1990.241.
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