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Amulet of Taweret

380–332 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueHematite
DimensionsOther: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number85.623
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)
Hematite scarab
2323–2150 B.C.
Headrest amulet
1070–332 B.C.
String of barrel beads
2061–1783 B.C.
3rd century B.C., 305–200 B.C.
Scarab
650–600 B.C.
Amulet of Taweret
650–600 B.C.
Amulet
2465–2323 B.C.
Beads
760–332 B.C.