Title: Hand amulet
Object type: Amulet, hand
Date: ca. 2150–1950 B.C.
Period: Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 8–12
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: H. 0.5 × W. 1.3 × D. 0.3 cm (3/16 × 1/2 × 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Geography: Said to be from     Southern Upper Egypt Aswan (Syene)    
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hands