Karanis / amulet / Wood

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.4813
Object Name: amulet
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Amulets
Materials: Wood
Length: 0.6 cm;
Width: 3.4 cm;
Height: 5.2 cm;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;5.4 g
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: This wooden cross amulet consists of wide triangular top and bottom arms and short square side arms. There is a square protrusion at the top which is pierced front to back for stringing.; Cross pendant. Wood (Karanis Revealed, Wilfong).
Subjects: Cross
Verbatim Date: 4th - 5th C AD
Unit Grid Number: 4010
Component/Room: 00C
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Exhibition Title: Case 11 - Karanis House BL Drawer Christianity Drawer
Exhibition Curator: Wilfong, Terry
Exhibition Year: 2015
Publication Title: Karanis Revealed: Discovering the Past and Present of a Michigan Excavation in Egypt
Publication Year: 2014
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.4813
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.4813/dsc_5300.jpg

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Full citation: "Karanis; amulet; Wood." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.4813/dsc_5300.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.