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Gold sheet amulet of wig (?)

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2 of 4 • Sheet gold amulets from G 7757 A, room X: left (first vertical column): 30-1-1, 29-12-52 (uraeus), 29-12-338 (penis); left (second veritical column): 29-12-80 (unidentified deity), 29-12-50 (piece of gold foil with impressed dot-pattern), 29-12-339 (piece of gold foil with impressed pattern); left, bottom: 30-1-2 + 29-12-334 (strips of gold foil with impressed pattern); center: 29-12-335 (amulet ?); right, top: 29-12-337 (two amulets on gold wire) 29-12-53 (piece of gold wire); right, middle left: 29-12-50 (piece of gold foil); right, middle right: 29-12-51 (wig ?, upper item), 29-12-336 (lower item); right, bottom: 29-12-334 (strip of gold foil with impressed pattern)
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Sheet gold amulets from G 7757 A, room X: left (first vertical column): 30-1-1, 29-12-52 (uraeus), 29-12-338 (penis); left (second veritical column): 29-12-80 (unidentified deity), 29-12-50 (piece of gold foil with impressed dot-pattern), 29-12-339 (piece of gold foil with impressed pattern); left, bottom: 30-1-2 + 29-12-334 (strips of gold foil with impressed pattern); center: 29-12-335 (amulet ?); right, top: 29-12-337 (two amulets on gold wire) 29-12-53 (piece of gold wire); right, middle left: 29-12-50 (piece of gold foil); right, middle right: 29-12-51 (wig ?, upper item), 29-12-336 (lower item); right, bottom: 29-12-334 (strip of gold foil with impressed pattern)
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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7757

Well-made amulet in gold sheeting, wig (?); ring at back for suspension. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    EMC_JE_56941
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7757 A, room X
  • Material
    Gold
  • Dimensions
    Height 9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_29-12-51
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/5148
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/04/1929
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7757

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Institutions 1