Amulet in Form of a Lion-Headed Aegis
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Caption
Amulet in Form of a Lion-Headed Aegis, 664–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. (5.7 x 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.401. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Amulet in Form of a Lion-Headed Aegis
Date
664–30 B.C.E.
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. (5.7 x 3.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.401
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