Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised)
Object type: Amulet
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Coptic
Date: 6th–7th century
Medium: Hematite, silver mount
Dimensions: Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (5 x 3.7 x 1 cm)
Hematite: 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (4.8 x 3.6 x 1 cm)
Classification: Lapidary Work-Hematite
Geography: Made in    Byzantine Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Women|Christ