Nine Taweret Amulets, Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 12, late–17, ca. 1850–1550 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb, pit in portico, 1912–13, Electrum, plaster, Average of each H. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); D. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.), This group of amulets was found in the plundered chamber reached by a shaft in the portico of a rock-cut tomb in the Asasif section of the Theban necropolis. Among the finds were parts of a rectangular wooden coffin with green hieroglyphs on a yellow background as well as a few remains of one or more model wooden boat(s), three scarabs
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Nine Taweret Amulets, Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 12, late–17, ca, 1850–1550 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb, pit, portico, 1912–13, Electrum, plaster, Average, H, 1.3 cm, 1/2, W, 0.7, 1/4, D, 0.4, 3/16, group, amulets, plundered chamber, reached, shaft, rock-cut tomb, Asasif section, Theban necropolis, finds, parts, rectangular wooden, coffin, green hieroglyphs, yellow background, well, remains, model, boat, three scarabs
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