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amulet

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Description

A roughly cut, wooden amulet, cross-shaped with an oval top. Through a hole in the oval top passes a loop of two-element, s-twist, cotton string which continues as a single strand with a knotted join part way along.

Connections

Found at Qasr Ibrim (Nubia)

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA80466 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 2008,1008.447 tier-2
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