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Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_overall.JPG)
Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_overall.JPG)
Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_overall.JPG)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_overall.JPG)

Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_back.JPG)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_back.JPG)

Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_37.814E_NegGRPB_cropped_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_37.814E_NegGRPB_cropped_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_37.814E_NegGRPA_cropped_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_37.814E_NegGRPA_cropped_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.814E_37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.814E_37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.814E_37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.814E_37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_37.814E_NegGRPA_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_37.814E_NegGRPA_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_37.814E_NegGRPB_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.815E_37.820E_37.821E_37.814E_NegGRPB_bw.jpg)

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Amulet of Kneeling Isis

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Egyptian
MEDIUM Gold
  • Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 25, or later
    PERIOD Third Intermediate Period or Ptolemaic Period
    DIMENSIONS 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.814E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Sheet gold figure of Isis kneeling with her hand to her head in a gesture of mourning. Eyelet on rear surface. Details crudely incised. Condition: Slightly bent.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Egyptian. Amulet of Kneeling Isis, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_overall.JPG)
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    Egyptian. <em>Amulet of Kneeling Isis</em>, ca. 760–656 B.C.E. or 305–30 B.C.E. Gold, 7/8 x 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.814E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.814E_overall.JPG)

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Egypt
    New york historical society collection
    amulet
    late amulets
    XXV Dynasty
    Dynasty 25
    Third Intermediate Period
    Gold
    Jewelry
    Funerary Amulet
    Henry Abbott Collection
    Magic
    Chased
    Soldered
    Isis
    Nephthys
    Goddess
    Deity
    Mourning
    Female
    Eyelet
    Details Incised
    Sheet Gold
    Kneeling
    Hand to head

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Egypt
    New york historical society collection
    amulet
    late amulets
    XXV Dynasty
    Dynasty 25
    Third Intermediate Period
    Gold
    Jewelry
    Funerary Amulet
    Henry Abbott Collection
    Magic
    Chased
    Soldered
    Isis
    Nephthys
    Goddess
    Deity
    Mourning
    Female
    Eyelet
    Details Incised
    Sheet Gold
    Kneeling
    Hand to head

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