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Fragment of faience amulet of Taweret (?)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7500, G 7690, street G 7600, G 7600 X, avenue G 2, G 7650, G 7660, G 7000 SE 74, G 7600 W, G 7750

Head [fragment] of faience [amulet of Taweret (?)]; blue glaze; broken. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_29-2-31
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Street G 7500 S, between mastabas G 7670 and G 7560
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 1.1 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Cairo Temporary Register number
    EMC_TR_5.4.30.1
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/3158
  • Object Ownership Information
    In collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo, EMC_TR_5.4.30.1
  • Date of Register Entry
    [02/09/1929 (?)]
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    One of 11 amulets registered as EMC_TR_5.4.30.1. Mislabeled in TR as HUMFA_29-2-91.

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