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- CollectionEgypt
- Research projectsGlypcol
- Inventory numberE.03068
- TitleSeal-amulet shaped as a pair of hippo's
- CultureEgyptian
- Date1550 BC - 1069 BC
- PeriodNew Kingdom(Egypt)
- DimensionsH x La x P: 1,3 cm, 1,2 cm, 0,7 cm
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameStamp sealGeographyPlace of discovery:UnknownHistorical geographical reference
Place of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North AfricaMaterialSteatite (mineral)Material > Stone > Mineral
- Description
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The top of this seal amulet is formed by two hippopotamuses (one of them damaged). The base shows two fishes (tilapia nilotica) on each side of a broad papyrus stalk.
