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620.(52)

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Scimitar of bronze

Season

6th Season (1927–1928)

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Museum numbers

Cairo JE 61589; Exhib. 537; GEM 334

Notes

Carter, Howard 1933. The tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen, vol. 3. London: Cassell [PDF, 8.47 MB], 137, pl. xlv [C].

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