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Seal-amulet in the shape of an ox head
  • CollectionEgypt
  • Research projectsGlypcol
  • Inventory numberE.07345
    • Object nameStamp seal
  • TitleSeal-amulet in the shape of an ox head
  • CultureEgyptian
    • GeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
    Place of discovery:UnknownHistorical geographical reference
  • Date1186 BC - 945 BC
  • Period21st dynasty(Egypt > Third Intermediate Period)
    • MaterialJasperMaterial > Stone > Quartz > Chalcedony (mineral)
  • DimensionsH x La x P: 1,2 cm, 1 cm, 0,5 cm
  • OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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The base of this seal amulet in the shape of a ‘bucrianum’ shows a sitting animal of the god Seth and a small solar disk. This seal type, as well as the motif on the base, dates mainly from the Ramessid Period, or a short time after.