Human Leg Amulet
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Object Label
Harpignies takes a stand of willow trees as his subject for this sketch, focusing on their distinctive squat trunks and spindly branches, which he traces with long, linear brushstrokes. In contrast to the wispy tree limbs, the pillowy clouds and green foliage are painted thickly in white, yellow, and green.
Caption
Human Leg Amulet, ca. 2500–2130 B.C.E.. Carnelian, 7/16 x 3/16 x 13/16 in. (1.1 x 0.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.580.22_front_PS2.jpg)
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Gallery
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Title
Human Leg Amulet
Date
ca. 2500–2130 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 5 to Dynasty 8
Period
Late Old Kingdom to First Intermediate Period
Medium
Carnelian
Classification
Dimensions
7/16 x 3/16 x 13/16 in. (1.1 x 0.4 x 2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.580.22
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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