Object Description
An ancient Egyptian, black hardstone amulet carved in the shape of a heart, known as ‘Ib’ in Egyptian. The amulet features the typical jug shape, with an elongated piriform body which tapers to a rounded base. Two triangular lugs protrude from either side. The amulet narrows at the neck beneath a finely carved rectangular terminal. A wide, rounded ridge features at the top, adorned with three neat grooves. On the body of the amulet there is an incised cross shape between two incised lines as decoration. The reverse is flat and unadorned.
Date: Circa 664-30 BC
Period: Late Period – Ptolemaic Period