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Object Number
24-24-50/B4142
Display Title
Infant horus amulet
Descriptions
Object Description
amulet, harpocrates, blue faience, set in silver; represents the Infant Horus
Inventory Description
Silver ornament, anthropomorphic figure of faience nested in silver casing
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Meroitic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Sudan
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Gammai
Intrasite
Mound E, Room E 3, #r24
Additional Geographic Terms
Nubia
Materials
Silver, Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm (7/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Oric Bates, 1924
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Oric Bates
(1915-1917)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Oric Bates
(1924)
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