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Mold for a Taweret Amulet New KingdomMalqata

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Pottery. H. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in); w. 2.2 cm (7/8 in). From: Khor west of camp or E. side of S. Village, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, probably 1911–12. Subject: Taweret. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.

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Found at Malqata
Deities Taweret
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