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amulet

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Description

An amulet of Taweret standing and facing left. Suspension loop on top of head. The medium is translucent dark-blue glass, monochrome. The amulet was moulded with very little detail and with the top surface only slightly convex. Matt surface. The lower half of the body is lost.

Connections

Deities Taweret

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA13615 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 1879,0712.509 tier-2
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