Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Decorative Motif, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), 1926–27, Steatite (glazed), l. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); h. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.), Most of the amulets found in the foundation deposits of Hatshepsut's funerary temple were scarabs, but a hand full were carved in the shape of a cowrie shell. Like this one, the backs of most of these cowroids have been incised with a decorative pattern that suggests the setting of a swivel ring bezel
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Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed, Decorative Motif, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca, 1479–1458 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple, Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9, I, 1926–27, Steatite, glazed, l, 1.9 cm, 3/4, w, 1.2, 1/2, h, 0.6, 1/4, amulets, foundation deposits, funerary temple, scarabs, hand full, carved, shape, cowrie shell, backs, cowroids, incised, decorative pattern, setting, swivel ring bezel
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