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| Item Number: |
5ZJQN |
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| Category: |
Egyptian |
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| Period: |
New Kingdom |
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| Date: |
c. 18th Dynasty, 1550-1070 B.C. |
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| Material: |
Terra Cotta |
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| Height: |
2 1/8" (5.4cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Available |
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| Status: |
Reserved |
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| Description: |
Open mold for the manufacturing of faience amulets and jewelry, made of fired iron-rich Nile clay. This shallow negative impression mold yields a large Lotus Amulet.
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| Provenance: |
Swedish Private Collection. Purchased in the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm.
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| Condition: |
Intact
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| References: |
Petrie, Flinders W.M; Tell El Amarna, p. 28-30. For a similar example see, p. XIX nos. 456-458.
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| Keywords: |
Molds: Damp faience paste would have been pressed into a moistened mold and immediately removed to create amulets and jewelry.
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