Amulet / Hematite

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.02.6155
Other Number: Bonner 182
Type of Number: Catalogue Number
Object Name: Amulet
Lot: Ayvaz
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Amulets
Materials: Hematite
Inscribed: yes
Full Artifact Description: Obv.: Snake-legged demon with head of dog or jackal to l. Cuirass and kilt, shield on l. arm, r. forearm and hand broken away with l. third of stone. Haematite. Upright oblong with rounded ends. Present size, 29 x 12 x 3 (Studies in Magical Amulets, Bonner).
Verbatim Date: 100 - 500 AD
Verbatim Provenance: Syria
Countermark: no
Publication Title: Studies in Magical Amulets, Chiefly Graeco-Egyptian
Publication Author: Bonner, Cambell
Publication Year: 1950
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.02.6155
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.6155/0000_02_6155

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Full citation: "Amulet; Hematite." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.6155/0000_02_6155. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024.