Cowroid Inscribed with a Nefer Hieroglyph, ca. 1492–1473
Cowroid Inscribed with a Nefer Hieroglyph, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492–1473 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, inside kohl jar c, 1935–36, Faience, L. cm (9/16 in.), W. cm (5/16 in.); H. cm (3/16 in.), This cowrie-shaped amulet is inscribed on the base with a nefer hieroglyph, which represents the word 'good,' or 'beautiful.' It was found inside a khol jar which had been placed in the coffin of an unnamed woman that was discovered in the tomb of Hatnefer
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