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classified as Personal Symbols



Thumbnail of Head Amulet (1901.08.0002B)
Head Amulet1901.08.0002B (1901.08.0002B)
2.3 x 1.7 x .7 cm (10 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Uraeus, Sacred Serpent Amulet or Symbol, Fragment (1901.08.0002C)
Uraeus, Sacred Serpent Amulet or Symbol, Fragment1901.08.0002C (1901.08.0002C)
1.9 x 1.4 x .5 cm (4 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Amulet Fragment (1901.08.0002D)
Amulet Fragment1901.08.0002D (1901.08.0002D)
2.1 x 1.2 x .9 cm (6 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Head Amulet (1901.08.0002E)
Head Amulet 1901.08.0002E (1901.08.0002E)
2.4 x 1.7 x .9 cm (10 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Head Amulet (1901.08.0002F)
Detailed Image Head Amulet (1901.08.0002F)
Head Amulet1901.08.0002F (1901.08.0002F)
2.1 x .9 x .8 cm (3 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Scarab Amulet (1982.04.0001)
Scarab Amulet1982.04.0001 (1982.04.0001)
2 x 1.7 x .9 cm (5 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Period: 1982
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Scarab Amulet Reproduction (1992.04.0018)
Detailed Image Scarab Amulet Reproduction (1992.04.0018)
Scarab Amulet Reproduction1992.04.0018 (1992.04.0018)
4.5 x 3 x 2.8 cm (52 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Period: Ptolemaic; 7th century BCE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Bes, Amulet (1992.04.0016)
Detailed Image Bes, Amulet (1992.04.0016)
Bes, Amulet1992.04.0016 (1992.04.0016)
1.9 x .8 x .3 cm (4 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Period: Third Intermediate Period (Assysrian Empire); 664 - 630 BCE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Scarab (1992.04.0019A)
Detailed Image Scarab (1992.04.0019A)
Scarab1992.04.0019A (1992.04.0019A)
6.8 x 4.2 x .9 cm (21 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Period: Third Intermediate– Late Egyptian Empire, 25th - 26th Dynasties ?; 7th century BCE?
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Scarab (1992.04.0019B)
Detailed Image Scarab (1992.04.0019B)
Scarab1992.04.0019B (1992.04.0019B)
5.8 x 3 x .4 cm (10 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Period: Third Intermediate– Late Egyptian Empire, 25th - 26th Dynasties ?; 7th century BCE?
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Scarab (1992.04.0019C)
Detailed Image Scarab (1992.04.0019C)
Scarab1992.04.0019C (1992.04.0019C)
5.8 x 3.1 x .4 cm (11 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Period: Third Intermediate– Late Egyptian Empire, 25th - 26th Dynasties ?; 7th century BCE?
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Amulet (1992.04.0015)
Detailed Image Amulet (1992.04.0015)
Amulet1992.04.0015 (1992.04.0015)
3.7 x 1.2 x .8 cm (4 g)
Location: Africa, North; Egypt
Period: 25th - 26th Dynasties; 7th century BCE or later
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Talismanic Scroll (1971.05.0014A)
Talismanic Scroll1971.05.0014A (1971.05.0014A)
190.1 x 11.5 x .1 cm (71 g)
Location: Africa, East; Ethiopia
Period: Colonial; 1800 – 1900
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Cross Pendant (1971.05.0007)
Cross Pendant1971.05.0007 (1971.05.0007)
4.9 x 4.1 x .4 cm (7 g)
Location: Africa, East; Ethiopia
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Judgment Mask (1971.13.0029)
Detailed Image Judgment Mask (1971.13.0029)
Judgment Mask1971.13.0029 (1971.13.0029)
51 x 34.7 x 21.2 cm (2021 g)
Location: Africa, West; Liberia
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Thumbnail of Oath Taking Staff (1971.13.0012)
Oath Taking Staff1971.13.0012 (1971.13.0012)
47.4 x 10 x 7 cm (480 g)
Location: Africa, West; Sierra Leone
Period: Colonial; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Thumbnail of Finial: Elephant (1990.10.0245)
Detailed Image Finial: Elephant (1990.10.0245)
Finial: Elephant1990.10.0245 (1990.10.0245)
12.9 x 10.9 x 5.7 cm (220 g)
Location: Africa, West; Cote d’Ivoire; Abidjan
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Thumbnail of Crown (1990.12.0001)
Detailed Image Crown (1990.12.0001)
On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit
Crown1990.12.0001 (1990.12.0001)
90.1 x 22.6 x 16.4 cm (1361 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria; Yorubaland
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Thumbnail of Ndomo Society Mask (1983.05.0002)
Detailed Image Ndomo Society Mask (1983.05.0002)
Ndomo Society Mask1983.05.0002 (1983.05.0002)
40.8 x 14.3 x 9 cm (486 g)
Location: Africa, West; Mali
Period: 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Thumbnail of Ndomo Society Mask (1990.10.0048)
Detailed Image Ndomo Society Mask (1990.10.0048)
Ndomo Society Mask1990.10.0048 (1990.10.0048)
37.5 x 14.2 x 8.3 cm (579 g)
Location: Africa, West; Mali
Period: 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Thumbnail of Female Mask, Kore Society (1971.13.0016)
Detailed Image Female Mask, Kore Society (1971.13.0016)
Female Mask, Kore Society1971.13.0016 (1971.13.0016)
76 x 30.5 x 17.5 cm (1728 g)
Location: Africa, West; Mali
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols

Thumbnail of Reproduction Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1970.02.0001)
Detailed Image Reproduction Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1970.02.0001)
Reproduction Akua Ba Fertility Doll1970.02.0001 (1970.02.0001)
37.2 x 13.6 x 4.4 cm (300 g)
Location: Africa, West; Ghana
Period: Nationalist; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1971.13.0043)
Detailed Image Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1971.13.0043)
On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit
Akua Ba Fertility Doll1971.13.0043 (1971.13.0043)
33.1 x 11.2 x 4 cm (213 g)
Location: Africa, West; Ghana
Period: Colonial; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1971.13.0044)
Detailed Image Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1971.13.0044)
Akua Ba Fertility Doll1971.13.0044 (1971.13.0044)
31.6 x 10.3 x 5 cm (228 g)
Location: Africa, West; Ghana
Period: Colonial; Mid 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1995.18.0001)
Detailed Image Akua Ba Fertility Doll (1995.18.0001)
On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit
Akua Ba Fertility Doll1995.18.0001 (1995.18.0001)
30.8 x 11.5 x 6.6 cm (420 g)
Location: Africa, West; Ghana
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

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