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<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view1.jpg)
Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view1.jpg)
<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view1.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view1.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view2.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view2.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view3.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view3.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view4.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view4.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.135_51.134_view02.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.135_51.134_view02.jpg)

<em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.135_51.134_view01.jpg)

Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.135_51.134_view01.jpg)

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Inscribed Magical Amulet

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Feldspar
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 664–525 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 26
    PERIOD Late Period
    DIMENSIONS 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 51.135
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Blue feldspar stone of natural form. On upper edge of one face, incised in hieroglyphic, “Psamtik, given life’; to the right, incomplete column of inscription ending in ‘beloved’. Presumably to be identified as an amulet made of stone possessing magical properties. Condition: One face ‘in the rough’ otherwise intact.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view1.jpg)
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    <em>Inscribed Magical Amulet</em>, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.135_view1.jpg)

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    rock
    turquoise
    flecks

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