Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with the Name of Hatshepsut ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom This cowrie-shaped amulet is inscribed with Hatshepsut's personal name which literally means "foremost of noblewomen" (hat-shepsut). The back of the amulet is decorated with the image of a falcon with its wings outstretched and wearing an Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with the Name of Hatshepsut. 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
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