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Tyet (Isis Knot) Amulet
Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)
- Medium
- Faience
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 4 × 2 × 0.5 cm (1 5/8 × 3/4 × 3/16 in.)
- Culture
- Egypt
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Africa
- Credit line
- Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson, Henry H. Getty, and Norman W. Harris
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
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About this work
Known in Egyptian as tyet, this type of amulet is thought to represent a folded piece of cloth associated with Isis. It was frequently placed at the neck of the mummy.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
