Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art200 BC–200 AD

Artwork Details

TitleDolphin amulet
MediumChalcedony
DimensionsL. 1.2 × W. 0.4 × H. 0.7 cm (1/2 × 3/16 × 1/4 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date200 BC–200 AD
Credit LineTheodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodPtolemaic or Roman Period
Date Range200 BC – 200

Provenance

CountryEgypt

Other works from the Ptolemaic or Roman Period period

IF
304 B.C.–A.D. 364Inlay fragments (12)
B
304 B.C.–A.D. 364Bangle
BR
304 B.C.–A.D. 364Blue, red, and white bead with trailed decoration
NS
200 BC–100 ADNilotic scene inlay, fish fragment
W
304 B.C.–A.D. 364Weight
SO
2nd century BC–2nd century ADString of 31 Beads
P(
304 B.C.–A.D. 364Part (?) of a bracelet or armlet with uraei
LC
304 B.C.–A.D. 364Linen cloth
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 559976