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Amulet: E.278.1896

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Heart, with suspension loop, found under the neck wrappings of Nakhtefmut's mummy

Measurements and weight

Height: 1 cm
Length: 0.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1896) by Egyptian Research Account

Dating

22nd Dynasty
Third Intermediate period
Production date: circa 923 BC

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.278.1896
Primary reference Number: 49516
Oldadmincategory: A
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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