TAA i.1.256.iii.1
Caption
Object card of double-leaf amulet
Creator
Room
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
Material
Card
Ink
Measurements
12.5 cm x 20.7 cm (h x w)
Season
Notes
Although Carter identified the object as a double-leaf amulet, it is in fact a double-feather amulet.
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
Transcription
256, iii Double-leaf - Amulet
POSITION:
Neck; right side <attached by linen thread;>, of third group (i.e. iii, iii bis and jjj).
DIMENSIONS:
L. 13.7, Max. W. 4.0. cents.
DESCRIPTION:
Double-leaf amulet, of heavy sheet gold, with mid-rib embossed.
Has two eyelet fastenings; was threaded upon linen thread with
amulets iii bis, jjj, forming a (third) group of amulets
attached to the neck of the King within the wrappings (see diagram).
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