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Faience amulet of hippopotamus (?)

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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7000 SW trench 31, street G 7200, street G 7000, G 7070, G 7000 SW 34, G 7000 SW 8, Isis Temple, G 7141, street G 7100, avenue G 3, G 7156, G 7142

Faience amulet of hippopotamus (or pig ?); blue glaze, same both sides, ring at top for suspension. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_26-3-11
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Debris in street E of mastaba G 7070
  • Material
    Faience
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/04/1926

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7070

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery