Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Decorative Motif ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom Most of the amulets found in the foundation deposits of Hatshepsut's funerary temple were scarabs, but a hand full were carved in the shape of a cowrie shell. Like this one, the backs of most of these cowroids have been incised with a decorative pattern that suggests the setting of a swivel ring bezel (see ). Others () have also been inscribed with the image of a bolti fish (a tilapia), and two have been carved with the image of a falcon, with its wings outstretched and wearing an atef-crown (27
Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Decorative Motif ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom Most of the amulets found in the foundation deposits of Hatshepsut's funerary temple were scarabs, but a hand full were carved in the shape of a cowrie shell. Like this one, the backs of most of these cowroids have been incised with a decorative pattern that suggests the setting of a swivel ring bezel (see ). Others () have also been inscribed with the image of a bolti fish (a tilapia), and two have been carved with the image of a falcon, with its wings outstretched and wearing an atef-crown (, ).The decoration on the base of this cowroid includes a central rosette and what appears to be a papyrus skiff which may represent the boat that transports the sun across the Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Decorative Motif. ca. 1479–1458 Steatite (glazed). New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), MMA excavations, 1926–27. Dynasty 18, early
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