Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed for the God's Wife Hatshepsut ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom This cowroid seal amulet (shaped like a cowrie shell) was found in a foundation deposit associated with Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. The base is inscribed with her personal name, Hatshepsut ("foremost of noblewomen") linked with the title God's Wife. Hatshepsut inherited the title while she served as principal queen of her half-brother, Thutmose II. Later in her life, after taking on the titles of King, Hatshepsut passed the title to her daughter, Neferure (see scarab ).The back
Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed for the God's Wife Hatshepsut ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom This cowroid seal amulet (shaped like a cowrie shell) was found in a foundation deposit associated with Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. The base is inscribed with her personal name, Hatshepsut ("foremost of noblewomen") linked with the title God's Wife. Hatshepsut inherited the title while she served as principal queen of her half-brother, Thutmose II. Later in her life, after taking on the titles of King, Hatshepsut passed the title to her daughter, Neferure (see scarab ).The back of the seal amulet has been inscribed with the image of a tilapia fish eating water plants. Around the edge is a decorative pattern that suggests the setting of a swivel ring bezel (see ).. Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed for the God's Wife Hatshepsut. ca. 1479–1458 Steatite (glazed). New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 8 (H), MMA excavations, 1926–27. Dynasty 18
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