Amulet of Baubo

Title:

Amulet of Baubo

Date:

3rd century B.C.E.-2nd century C.E.

Description:

Small green translucent glass figure, modeled in the round, of a nude female seated upon a small plinth. She sits with her legs drawn up and outwards with her hands resting between them. There are the partial remains of an eyelet on the top of her head. Condition: Light incrustation in hollows.

Type:

Sculpture

Type (Narrower):

Sculptures

Type (Broader):

Object

Geographic region:

Egypt

Time period:

Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period

Provenance:

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Medium:

Glass

Extent:

7/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (2.2 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm)

Rights:

Creative Commons-BY

Identifier:

Accession Number: 37.981E

Is part of:

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

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