Art Institute of Chicago
Amulet of Two Back to Back Canine Heads
Egyptian
- Date
- First Intermediate Period? (about 2160 BCE)
- Medium
- Glazed steatite
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300209261
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