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Amulet depicting the tit knot

a symbol of the goddess Isis, it probably pictures a knotted cloth. It was usually made of a red hardstone such as carnelian, or of red glass. The color may allude to the menstrual blood of the goddess.

Inv. no. :

Provv. 1289

Material:

Wood

Date:

722–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period

Provenance:

Unknown

Acquisition:

Old Fund, 1824–1888

Museum location:

Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 / Showcase 01

Selected bibliography:

Museo Egizio di Torino-Donadoni Roveri, Anna Maria (a cura di)-Donadoni Roveri, Anna Maria, Civiltà degli Egizi: la vita quotidiana, Torino 1990, p. 225, tav. 316.
Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Museo Egizio di Torino-Donadoni Roveri, Anna Maria (a cura di)-Donadoni Roveri, Anna Maria Titolo=Civiltà degli Egizi: la vita quotidiana Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=Torino Anno=1990 Menzionato=p. 225 Illustrazione=tav. 316

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