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Cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum, London, 1994, pl. 61 for similar.
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NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN STEATITE HEART AMULET OF RAMOSE
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400 B.C.
Incised with a figure of a crested heron (benu-bird) and the name Osiris, the reverse bearing five lines from Chapter XXXb of the Book of the Dead for the Osirid Mayor Ramose
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high
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