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Amulet: E.GA.1008.1943

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Description

Ovoid, inscribed with cartouche 'Menkheperre' and figure of kneeling king on one side and beetle between two feathers inside rope pattern border on other side

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.017 m
Width: 0.0125 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.1008.1943
Primary reference Number: 55418
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 April 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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