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Impressed gold foil amulets: embossed with designs of [wadj (papyrus column), Hbs (cloth), wr-bird, vulture, Hathor, collar, etc].
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_25-1-1026
Alternate IDs
25-1-1026; HUMFA_25-1-1026
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
Entry Date
01/22/1925
Title
Impressed gold foil amulets
Medium
Gold
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Mastaba G 7112, mummy
Bibliography
Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 31.
Remarks
Amulets accessioned as follows: Hathor = MFA 27.919, wr-bird = MFA 27.920, vulture = MFA 27.921, collar = MFA 27.922, wadj (papyrus column) = MFA 27.923, three miscellaneous (including: [Hbs] cloth, possibly [md] walking staff, and unidentified symbol) = MFA 27.924a-c.
Problems/Questions
accession numbers verified

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