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Amulet of Sekmet

c. 688 BCE - 525 BCE
7th-6th C. BCE
Africa, Egypt
3/4 x 1-1/4 x 3/8 in. (1.9 x 3.1 x 1.0 cm)

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Artist unknown

Medium: Egyptian faience

Credit Line: Stanford Family Collections

Accession Number: JLS.21611

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Provenance

Emil Brugsch Bey, Cairo, Egypt; sold to Jane Lathrop Stanford, 1900-01

Bibliography

Handbook of Egyptian Goods and Mummy Amulets, R. H. Blanchard, 1909 Cairo

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amulets
Small objects worn as protecting charms, as to ward off evil, harm, or illness, or to bring good fortune. For objects specifically cut with astrological or magical symbols, intended to protect the bearer, but not necessarily worn, use "talismans." [December 1992 descriptor added.]

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Amulets (Judaism)
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Amulets, Anglo-Saxon
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Amulets, Punic
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Amulets (Islam)
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Multicellular organisms having cells bound by a plasma membrane and organized into tissue and specialized tissue systems that permit them to either move about in search of food or to draw food toward themselves. Unable to make their own food within themselves, as photosynthetic plants do, they rely on consuming preformed food. They possess a nervous system with sensory and motor nerves, enabling them to receive environmental stimuli and to respond with specialized movements.

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Large, powerful species of cat that is well-muscled, with a large head, short legs, size and appearance that varies considerably between the sexes, and is unique among the cats in living in family groups or prides.

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