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Headrest amulet

1070–332 B.C.
FindspotAbydos, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueHematite
DimensionsHeight x Length: 1.5 x 2.9 cm (9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number02.758
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1902: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund on November 17, 1902.
(Accession Date:November 17, 1902)
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