This small amulet depicts the god Harsaphes, also known as Heryshef. It is quite small, standing only 6 x 0.7 x 1.7 cm (HxWxD). The amulet was found in the Ihnasya temple in Ihnasya el-Medina, Egypt. It was discovered in the pavement of the temple by William Matthews Flinders Petrie in 1904, and believed to have been made in the 23rd Dynasty, 740-725 B.C., made using a lost-wax process, and svelte for the body it was then cast in gold and appears very polished. The amulet of Harsaphes also has a small loop on the back of its head so it could be worn around the neck. This piece resides in the Museum Fine Arts Boston, and is currently on loan and being displayed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Texas until November 2017.
