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classified as 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 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 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

Thumbnail of Bag (1990.12.0002)
Detailed Image Bag (1990.12.0002)
On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit
Bag1990.12.0002 (1990.12.0002)
31.8 x 29.2 x 3 cm (717 g)
Location: Africa, West; Nigeria
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Scepter with Amulet Box (1990.10.0002)
Detailed Image Scepter with Amulet Box (1990.10.0002)
Scepter with Amulet Box1990.10.0002 (1990.10.0002)
64 x 20.5 x 17 cm (5802 g)
Location: Africa, West; Cote d’Ivoire
Period: Colonial; 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1971.13.0003)
Detailed Image Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1971.13.0003)
Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure1971.13.0003 (1971.13.0003)
19.2 x 9.2 x 8.7 cm (1926 g)
Location: Africa, West; Sierra Leone
Period: 17th - Early 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1990.10.0005A)
Detailed Image Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1990.10.0005A)
Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure1990.10.0005A (1990.10.0005A)
16.4 x 8.3 x 5.2 cm (1,841 g)
Location: Africa, West; Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone,
Period: 19th – 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1983.05.0026A)
Detailed Image Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1983.05.0026A)
Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure1983.05.0026A (1983.05.0026A)
12.8 x 8.5 x 6.7 cm (898 g)
Location: Africa, West; Sierra Leone
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1983.05.0026B)
Detailed Image Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure (1983.05.0026B)
Carving: Nomoli, Ancestor or Guardian Figure1983.05.0026B (1983.05.0026B)
13.4 x 8.5 x 6.8 cm (1049 g)
Location: Africa, Central; Africa, West; Cameroon, Nigeria
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Amulet Necklace (1972.09.0003)
Detailed Image Amulet Necklace (1972.09.0003)
Amulet Necklace1972.09.0003 (1972.09.0003)
43.5 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm (79 g)
Location: Africa, East; Somalia
Period: Colonial; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Portrait Disk: Christ (1929.06.0001)
Detailed Image Portrait Disk: Christ (1929.06.0001)
Portrait Disk: Christ1929.06.0001 (1929.06.0001)
4.5 x .2 cm (25 g)
Location: Europe, West; France; Limousin; Limoges
Period: Medieval; 12th – 14th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Portrait Disk (1937.02.0001)
Detailed Image Portrait Disk (1937.02.0001)
Portrait Disk1937.02.0001 (1937.02.0001)
3 x 3 x .2 cm (8 g)
Location: Europe, West; Italy
Period: Medieval; 14th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Portrait Disk (1937.02.0002)
Detailed Image Portrait Disk (1937.02.0002)
Portrait Disk1937.02.0002 (1937.02.0002)
3 x 3 x .2 cm (8 g)
Location: Europe, West; Italy; Abruzzi
Period: Medieval; 14th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Portrait Disk (1937.02.0003)
Detailed Image Portrait Disk (1937.02.0003)
Portrait Disk1937.02.0003 (1937.02.0003)
3.8 x .2 cm (15 g)
Location: Europe, West; Italy; Abruzzi
Period: Medieval; 14th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Medal: St. George
Detailed Image Medal: St. George's Society (1900.79.0010)
Medal: St. George's Society1900.79.0010 (1900.79.0010)
5.1 x 4.4 x .2 cm (20 g)
Location: Europe, West; United Kingdom; Great Britain
Period: Georgian; June 18, 1815
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Rosary Beads (1900.43.0008)
Detailed Image Rosary Beads (1900.43.0008)
On Exhibitin the East Asia exhibit
Rosary Beads1900.43.0008 (1900.43.0008)
40.1 x .7 cm (15 g)
Location: Asia, East; China; South
Period: Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) - Republic of China (1912-1949); Early 20th century CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

Thumbnail of Rosary Beads (1900.16.0009)
Detailed Image Rosary Beads (1900.16.0009)
Rosary Beads1900.16.0009 (1900.16.0009)
37.7 x 3.6 x 1.4 cm (54 g)
Location: Asia, East; China
Period: 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Belief Symbols

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