Styles Genres Museums Artists Support

An open visual arts database with 425,000+ artworks, 36,000+ artists, and 800+ styles spanning centuries of human creativity.

Browse

Styles
Genres
Museums
Artists
Favorites

Popular Styles

Impressionism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Pop Art
Cubism
Realism

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago
MoMA
Rijksmuseum
Cleveland Museum of Art
The MET
Louvre

VisualArtsDB is free and open for everyone.

Support the project

© 2026 VisualArtsDB

Amulet of the God Shu by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Amulet of the God Shu

Amulet of the God Shu

Ancient Egyptian

-1069–-332

Medium: Faience
Dimensions: 2 × 1.3 × 1 cm (3/4 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Genre: amulet
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

Tags

jewelryceramicsgods (deities)ancient artamuletcostumeegyptianfaïence (composite material)

More by Ancient Egyptian

Ring: Figure of Seated Baboon (Thoth)

Ring: Figure of Seated Baboon (Thoth)

Ancient Egyptian, -1390

Statuette of the God Horus

Statuette of the God Horus

Ancient Egyptian, -945

Fragment

Fragment

Ancient Egyptian, 501

Statuette of a Sphinx from a Barque Standard

Statuette of a Sphinx from a Barque Standard

Ancient Egyptian, -984

Amulet of a Necklace Counter Weight

Amulet of a Necklace Counter Weight

Ancient Egyptian, -1070

Scarab: Scorpion Motifs

Scarab: Scorpion Motifs

Ancient Egyptian, -1550

Amulet of an Axe Blade

Amulet of an Axe Blade

Ancient Egyptian, -1550

Ring: Nebmaatre is the Lord (Amenhotep III)

Ring: Nebmaatre is the Lord (Amenhotep III)

Ancient Egyptian, -1390

Amulet of the God Anubis

Amulet of the God Anubis

Ancient Egyptian, -664

Amulet of the God Horus as a Falcon

Amulet of the God Horus as a Falcon

Ancient Egyptian, -664

Vessel

Vessel

Ancient Egyptian, -3300

Amulet of the God Thoth, as a Baboon with Lunar Disk

Amulet of the God Thoth, as a Baboon with Lunar Disk

Ancient Egyptian, -1500