Amulet
332 BC - 30 BC
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Green serpentine amulet of the moon-god Khonsu, seated with a human body and falcon's face, surmounted by a moon disk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Serpentine, carved |
| Brief description | Khonsu amulet, green serpentine, Tell el-Yehudiyeh, Egypt, Late Period |
| Physical description | Green serpentine amulet of the moon-god Khonsu, seated with a human body and falcon's face, surmounted by a moon disk. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt |
| Object history | Found at Tell el-Yehudiyeh, 1905-6 excavation season. The assemblage from which this item comes, 'A', was one of numerous graves which had been disturbed and whose contents were found loose. |
| Bibliographic reference | W. M. F. Petrie, Hyksos and Israelite Cities (London: Bernard Quaritch, 1906), 18, Pl. 18. |
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| Accession number | 558-1906 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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