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Seal Amulet in the Shape of a Cowry Shell

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ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Cowroid, seal amulet, design amulet, Maat feather

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Title

Seal Amulet in the Shape of a Cowry Shell

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Material

Faience

Dimensions

L. 1 cm (3/8 in.)

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Date

ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1911

Style Period

New Kingdom

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Public Domain

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Location

No exact location recorded, MMA excavations, 1910–11, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt

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Seal Amulet in the Shape of a Cowry Shell, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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