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Bead amulet

Made By Egyptian

Dateno date

Mediumfaience

DimensionsOverall: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
circumference: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)

Classification(s)

ANCIENT

Credit LineGift of Horace Mayer

Terms

bead
religious object
amulet

Object number61.19.1.V

Descriptionincised vertically and horizantally overall. barrel-shaped bead of "swrirt" or "swit" started in the Middle kingdom, was worn around the throat of the mummy as part of a necklace. Often inscribed with the owner's name. Because of its location, might be protection from snakebite.

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