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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Amulet Representing the Ba-bird

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Amulet Representing the Ba-bird

Medium: Gold
Place Found: Saqqara, Egypt
Dates: 664-332 B.C.E.
Period: Late Period
Dimensions: 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. (2.2 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 37.805E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Front, 37.805E_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

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