Mould for amulet

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Mould for amulet,

1550–1300 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE
y1958-39

Information

Title
Mould for amulet
Dates

1550–1300 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
3.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1958-39
Place Excavated

Egypt

Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Eighteenth Dynasty
Type
molds
Materials
ceramic
Subject
amulets, grapes

Purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1958, no. 1312.

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