Amulet of butterfly
Object type: Amulet, butterfly
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–18
Date: ca. 1981–1295 B.C.
Medium: Blue faience
Carnelian
Gold
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922