Amulet of a Human Face

Ancient Egyptian

Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 4–10 (about 2613–2055 BCE)

Medium

Carnelian

Classification

Costume and Accessories

Dimensions

0.5 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm (3/16 × 1/2 × 7/16 in.)

Culture

Egypt

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Africa

Credit line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

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

View at the Art Institute of Chicago

• Textiles and dress
• Fashion and dress
• People
• 27th century BCE
• Egypt
• Red