Amulet in the Form of a Ba as Human-Headed Bird
664–332 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
Amulet in the Form of a Ba as Human-Headed Bird, 664–332 B.C.E. Gold, 1 1/16 × 1 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.7 × 4.8 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.805E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Amulet in the Form of a Ba as Human-Headed Bird
Date
664–332 B.C.E
Dynasty
Dynasty 26 to Dynasty 30
Period
Late Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Gold
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/16 × 1 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.7 × 4.8 × 0.7 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.805E
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