Necklace with disc beads and amulets, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Burial 53, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911, Carnelian, gold, silver, faience, glass, yellow stone, tin, L. 37 cm (14 9/16 in), This necklace is composed of tiny disk beads interspersed with a variety of amulets, including falcons, a frog, Tawerets, a lotus, bolti fish, a shell or bullae, a hand, and a 'nefer' sign. Some amulets, such as the lotus, frog, and fish, symbolize fertility, while Taweret and the falcon offer protection
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Necklace, disc beads, amulets, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1550–1425 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Burial 53, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911, Carnelian, gold, silver, faience, glass, yellow stone, tin, L, 37 cm, 14 9/16, necklace, composed, tiny disk, beads, interspersed, variety, falcons, frog, Tawerets, lotus, bolti fish, shell, bullae, hand, nefer, sign, fish, symbolize fertility, Taweret, falcon offer, protection
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