<em>Human Leg Amulet</em>, 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)

Human Leg Amulet

Medium: Carnelian

Dates:ca. 2500–2130 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 7/16 x 3/16 x 13/16 in. (1.1 x 0.4 x 2 cm)

Collections:

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments and Amulets

Accession Number: 16.580.22

Image: 16.580.22_front_PS2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Human right leg in carnelian, as amulet. Both sides alike with no detail. Pierced through top. Condition: Good.

Brooklyn Museum