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amulet
Object Type
amulet
Museum number
EA47691
Description
Rectangular fragment of a blue glazed composition amulet, inscribed on both sides, inscription includes the name of Meritamun.
Cultures/periods
18th Dynasty
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Deir el-Bahri (Thebes)
Materials
glazed composition
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Height:
5.50 centimetres
Width:
3.70 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Inscription subject
royal
Curator's comments
Bibliography: G. Pinch, Votive offerings to Hathor (Oxford 1993), p.270.
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair (incomplete)
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Meritamun
(?)
Named in inscription:
Hathor
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date
1907
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA47691
Registration number
1907,1015.66