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Shell (?) amulet

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Shell (?) amulet

Date: ca. 2150–1950 B.C.
Type: Amulet, shell (?)
Medium: Ivory or bone
Department: Egyptian Art
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 59.100.10
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1959

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