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Egyptian amulet, Son of Horus, Jackal head

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Jewellery/Amulet. Son of Horus. Jackal Head, height 4.2 cm. Egyptian.

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  • Accession Number: E.448c.1954
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/25.0
  • Focal length: 50
  • Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 590 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 276.14kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 25/1
  • Captured: 2007:04:19 22:14:51

Key words

amulet animal animals antiquity BC belief deity Duamutef Egyptian Fitz_ANT gods jackal jewellery Pantheism pantheistic religion religious

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