Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry
Cylinder Seal with Incised Net Pattern
Description
<p>This cylinder seal is decorated with incised lines that represent netting and organic material. It was possibly used in funerary execration rituals, which were meant to keep harmful forces out of a burial.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.233' rel='external'>Cylinder Seal with Incised Net Pattern</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.233 tier-2
- Walters-id 13963 tier-2
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