Butterfly amulet
Object type: Amulet, Butterfly
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 1.9 × W. 1.9 × T. 0.7 cm (3/4 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Butterflies