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Nine Taweret Amulets Late Middle KingdomAsasif

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Description

Late Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–17, ca. 1850–1700 B.C. Electrum, plaster. Average of each H. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); D. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 840, pit in portico, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1912–13. Subject: Taweret. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1913.

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Connections

Found at Asasif
Deities Taweret

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247973 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 13.180.4a–i tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 552184 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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