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amulet(?); pendant

Object Type: amulet (?); pendant
Description: Terracotta pendant (with amuletic function?).
Cultures/periods: Ancient Egypt (?)
Production date: 6thC BC-6thC
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Naukratis
Materials: terracotta
Curator's comments: Object owned and held by Egyptian Museum, Cairo. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
Bibliographic references: Villing et al. 2013-2025 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt (TI.) (phase 3)
Location: Not on display
Previous owner: Currently owned by: Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Acquisition date: 1885
Department: External
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: JE26829 (Accession Number)