Amulet
1894–1595 B.C.
Object PlaceTel Amran, Iraq (Babylon)
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony
DimensionsOverall: 3 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm (1 3/16 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.697
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1897: Count Michael Tyszkiewicz Collection; 1898: auction of the M. Tyszkiewicz Collection, Hotel des Commissaires-Priseurs, 9 rue Drouot, Paris, June 8-10, lot 242 (said to be from Tell Amran); 1898: with E. P. Warren; purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, 1898
Naqada IIc–d2 (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
700–600 B.C.
before 4300 B.C.
A.D. 226–651
A.D. 226–651
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
625–539 B.C.