Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed for the God's Wife Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 8 (H), 1926–27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); W. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); H. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.), This cowroid seal amulet (shaped like a cowrie shell) was found in a foundation deposit associated with Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. The base is inscribed with her personal name, Hatshepsut ('foremost of noblewomen') linked with the title God's Wife
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