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Wedjat-Eye Design Amulet Inscribed with the Cartouche Maatkare (Hatshepsut) New Kingdom

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Carnelian. L. 1.4 cm (9/16 in). From: Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

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Connections

Royals Hatshepsut
Materials Carnelian
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