Foundation Deposit: Bound Ox, Egyptian Glass Amulet
A dark brown amulet in the shape of a horned ox, shown in side view against a plain white background. Its legs are folded beneath the body and the surface has incised lines along the flank and neck, suggesting the bound ox of an Egyptian foundation deposit.
- Artist
- Ancient Egyptian
- Date
- Late Period, Dynasty 25–30 (780–343 BCE)
- Medium
- Glass
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1118 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -343).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson