Accession No
1932.473
Description
Wadjet Amulet; Amulet; Jewellery - Faience; Shell Wadjet Amulet; Amulet; Jewellery.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Matmar
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1932.473; 31/1708
Cultural Affliation
Material
Faience; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found: Tomb 1708; Excavated by Brunton.G in 1931; Ref. Plate: LVI : LX [33]
Event Date 30/5/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Faience; Shell Wadjet Amulet; Amulet; Jewellery.
Event Date 30/5/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A string of beads, shells and amulets. The amulets consist of two blue faience Wadjet eyes. In addition there are two large disc shaped beads, two smaller round beads and five shell beads including a cowrie shell in the centre.
Event Date 4/9/2013
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Brunton, Guy. 1948. British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. pp. 78. pl. LVI, LX.
Event Date 14/5/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:39118
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