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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Amulet; unidentified
Date Made:1069-332 BCE (Dynasties 21-31)
Type:Adornment
Materials:Turquoise faience
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:: 3/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.; .4763 x .9525 x .3175 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.10.22.A.K
Credit Line:Purchase with Acquisition Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Irregular shape, pierced horizontally for suspension; possibly a fish, a debased wedjat-eye, or a scorpion. Could also be a decorative bead rather than an amulet.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; religion; jewelry

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1910.10.22.A.K

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