Karanis / amulet and cord / Lead / Linen

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Object Identifier
0000.02.4255
Object Name
amulet and cord
Object Type
Amulets
Materials
Lead
Linen
Weight
1.8 g
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
A lead amulet, folded around the string with which it was worn, presumably around the wrist or ankle. Excavated in Karanis, Egypt, in a room whose contents date to the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. It has never been unrolled, and its contents remain unknown.
Amulet on bracelet. Lead, string (Karanis Revealed, Wilfong).
Earliest Date
200
Latest Date
399
Verbatim Date
3rd - 4th C AD
Unit Grid Number
0165
Area
R:*
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
The Art & Science of Healing: From Antiquity to the Renaissance
Exhibition Curator
Alvarez, Pablo
Exhibition Year
2017
Publication Title
Materia magica : the archaeology of magic in Roman Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain
Karanis Revealed: Discovering the Past and Present of a Michigan Excavation in Egypt
Publication Author
Wilburn, Andrew T.
Publication Year
2012
2014
Class Title
Exhibiting Egypt (F2018)
World-Wide Witchcraft: Witch-Belief and Witch-Hunting in Global Perspective(F2019)
The History of Disaster (F2019)
Greek and Roman Magical Texts 003 (F2019)
Greek and Roman Magical Texts 002 (F2019)
Exhibiting Egypt (W2020)
Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology (W2020)
Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology (W2022)
Exhibiting Egypt (F2022)
History, Art & Philosophy of the Tarot (F2022)
Writing and Arts II: Handmade: DIY Culture and Crafting (W2023)
Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology (W2023)
Disability in the Ancient Mediterranean (W2023)
Ancient Egypt: Religion and Culture (W2023)
Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology (W2024)
Exhibiting Egypt (W2024)
Ancient Egypt: Religion and Culture (W 2024)
The Book and the Body (W2024)
Class Instructor
Wilfong, Terry G.
Kivelson, Valerie
Northrop, Douglas
Renberg, Gil
Richards, Janet
Ahbel-Rappe, Sara
Cassel, Cat
Lamond, Emily
Wilfong, Terry
Brown, Catherine
Class Department
MIDEAST
HISTORY
CLCIV
LSWA
HIST
COMPLIT
Class Number
438.001
196.003
215
125.003
125.002
338
350.001
230.001
197
240.001
374
Class Year
2018
2019
2020
2022
2023
2024
Class Semester
Fall
Winter
Type Category
Artifact

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Record
0000.02.4255
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