Flag of EgyptEgyptian Artca. 2150–2100 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleDesign Amulet, Cow Nursing Calf and also a Kneeling Suckling Man Visible on Opposite Side on the Back, Device showing Antithetical Falcons with an Ankh Sign over a Lion
MediumSteatite, glazed
Dimensionsh. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); l. 2 cm (13/16 in)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Dateca. 2150–2100 B.C.
Credit LineGift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

DynastyDynasty 8
PeriodFirst Intermediate Period
Date Range2150 BC – 2100 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

From the Dynasty 8 era

FO
ca. 2150–2100 B.C.Figure of a woman
DA
ca. 2150–2100 B.C.Design amulet, Cow and Calf on the Back, Device showing…
DA
ca. 2150–2100 B.C.Design Amulet with a Hippopotamus (? ) Head on the Back…
FD
ca. 2103–2101 B.C.Fragmentary decree of King Neferkauhor
A
ca. 2150–2100 B.C.Amulet
MS
ca. 2150–2100 B.C.Miniature Stone Vessel
FO
ca. 2107–2103 B.C.Fragment of decree of Horus Khabau, probably King Neferkaure
FD
ca. 2103–2101 B.C.Fragmentary decree of King Neferkauhor
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 544410