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Amulet
Amulet
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Holding institution:
Penn Museum
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Penn Museum
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Title:
Amulet
Date:
1630 - 1523 BC
-1631
-1522
Description:
Fly emblem with ivory wings and head made of electrum (silver with gold). Flies were awarded for military valor as Nile flies were tenacious and tough just as soldiers should be.
Type:
Amulet
Type (Narrower):
Amulets
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
Fly
Geographic region:
Sudan
Nubia
Buhen
Time period:
Second Intermediate Period
Provenance:
The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Buhen; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1910
Medium:
Bronze
Electrum
Ivory
Extent:
24
21
cm
Identifier:
25013
Source:
E10347A
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