Cowroid Seal-Amulet

Cowroid Seal-Amulet

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This amulet imitates the shape of a cowrie shell and is thus called a cowroid. It was found near the pelvis of an unnamed woman who was buried in the tomb Hatnefer (see 36.3.1). The heraldic design on the base is intricately carved and includes a falcon standing on a rearing cobra. Behind the falcon is a scorpion.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.