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Accession_Number 2009.8.274
Shape Gem cast
Shape_description Oval
Material Latex
Fabric
Fabric_description Red
Munsell_color
Decoration A cow wearing some kind of crown. Above her are the insignia of the pharaoh. A bird sitting on a branch, maybe a hawk, referring to Horus. A sun with wings above it all. Cast number: 5
Inscriptions
Condition Intact
Technique/Style
Provenance
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Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2019.08.0129.jpg
Front view of a gem cast showing an Egyptian scene.
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. H 1.8 W 1.8
Location 10.2
Edited_by Stefanie Ulrich; Joana Varela
Date_edited 20/08/2009; 18.04.2017
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