Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with the Name of Hatshepsut, ca. 1479–1458

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Cowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with the Name of Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), 1926–27, Steatite (glazed), L. cm (7/8 in); w. cm (9/16 in); h. cm (1/4 in), 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 atef-crown

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