amulet with "good luck" inscription / Carnelian

About this Item

Record Details

Object Identifier: 1963.04.0018
Other Object Numbers: Bonner 269 (Catalogue Number)
Object Name: amulet with "good luck" inscription
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Ruthven, Dr. Alexander G.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Amulets
Subjects: undecorated
Materials: Carnelian

Measurements

Weight: 0.8 g
Measurement Notes: Length: 1.1 cm; Width: 0.9cm

Date

Date: 1st - 5th C AD

Provenance

Provenance: Egypt

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: Studies in Magical Amulets, Chiefly Graeco-Egyptian. Bonner, Cambell. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1950.
Exhibitions: The Beginning of Understanding: Writing in the Ancient World. 1991.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 1250 x 1378
File Size: 58 KB
Record: 1963.04.0018
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1963.04.0018/1963_04_0018p01.tif

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IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/kelsey:1963.04.0018

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Full citation: "amulet with "good luck" inscription; Carnelian." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1963.04.0018/1963_04_0018p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 07, 2025.