# Amulet of a Serpent's Head

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Middle Kingdom–New Kingdom, Dynasties 12–20 (about 1985–1069 BCE)
- Medium: Carnelian
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 2.9 × 1.3 × 1 cm (1 1/8 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/140336)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/2bdccec3-ddd4-0ff5-4891-74572b0d3fd1/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)