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| Item Number: |
1VWNY |
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| Category: |
Egyptian |
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| Period: |
New Kingdom |
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| Date: |
20th dynasty, Reign of Ramesses III, c. 1184–1153 B.C. |
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| Material: |
Terra Cotta |
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| Height: |
1 1/8" (2.7cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Available |
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| Price: |
$ 385 (USD) |
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| Status: |
Available |
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| Description: |
Open mold for the manufacturing of faience amulets, scarabs and jewelry, made of fired, iron-rich Nile clay. This shallow negative impression mold yields, a hieroglyphic inscriptions, which reads “Usermaatre, beloved of Amun"(=prenomen of Ramesses III of Dynasty 20).
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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: |
La Collection Égyptienne: La Glyptothèque Ny Carlsberg by Mogensen, Maria; Copenhague (1930) #A726-A727.
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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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