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Ceramics
Ba-bird Amulet
Egyptian artist
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Primary
1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
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Faience
Faience
1069 BCE - 664 BCE
1069 BCE
664 BCE
from Rochester collections
Ceramics
Amulets are small objects that represent gods, goddesses, and symbols of rebirth. Made of bronze, clay, or stone, they offered the wearer sacred protection both in the world of the living and in the afterlife. Ancient Egyptians wore amulets as jewelry
during life; priests would also place amulets within the wrappings of a mummy as they prepared it for burial. Certain amulets were placed in specific locations on the mummy, such as over the heart, the throat, or the incision on the abdomen.
The figure of the ba-bird has a human head on a bird’s body and symbolizes the ba, one of the human spirits that could return to the body after death. Ba-bird amulets were usually placed on the mummy’s chest and, if necessary, could act as a substitute for the ba of the deceased.
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1928.261.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/4/2001
28.261DI1
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28.261.1SL1
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Ceramics
Shawabti of Pa-tchaw-medi-Amun
Egyptian artist
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Primary
3 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/16 in. (9.8 x 3.8 x 3 cm)
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Faience
Faience
1069 BCE - 664 BCE
1069 BCE
664 BCE
E5769
Ceramics
32.2003L
item
Memorial Art Gallery
6/16/2003
32.2003LDI1
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32.2003LDI2
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Back
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Ceramics
Necklace with Wedjat-eye Amulets
Egyptian artist
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Primary
15 in. (38.1 cm)
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Faience
Faience
1069 BCE - 664 BCE
1069 BCE
664 BCE
from Rochester collections
Ceramics
1928.205
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/4/2001
28.205DI1
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28.205DI2
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28.205SL1
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full
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28.205DI3
digital image
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28.205DI#4
digital image
10/30/2009
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28.205DI#5
digital image
10/30/2009
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