Cylindrical Amulet
ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.
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Object Label
The Egyptians worked with gold and semiprecious stones from earliest times. They mined both types of material in the desert east of the Nile and in present-day Sudan, called “Nubia” in ancient times after the ancient Egyptian word for gold (nub). Clearly, objects made from these high-value materials were available only to the highest ranks of society.
Caption
Cylindrical Amulet, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Gold, amethyst, 2 3/8 × Diam. 5/8 in. (6 × 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.226. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Cylindrical Amulet
Date
ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 12
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Possible place made: Dashur, Egypt
Medium
Gold, amethyst
Classification
Dimensions
2 3/8 × Diam. 5/8 in. (6 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
51.226
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