TAA i.1.256.iii.bis

Caption
Object card of djet serpent amulet
Creator
Howard Carter
Room
Burial chamber
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
256.iii
256.iii.bis
256.jjj
Material
Card
Ink
Pencil
Measurements
12.5 cm x 20.7 cm (h x w)
Season
4th Season (1925–1926)
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Transcription

256, iii bis ḏt-Serpent Amulet

 

POSITION:

Neck; centre; <attached by linen thread;> third group (i.e., iii, iii bis and jjj).

 

DIMENSIONS:

Max. H. 11.5. cents.

 

DESCRIPTION:

ḏt-serpent - amulet, of sh thin sheet gold embossed and chased. 

Has an eyelet fastening centre of body (on back); was threaded upon 

linen string between amulets iii and jjj, forming a (third) group of 

amulets attached to the neck of the King within the wrappings (see diagram with 

iii).

 

REMARKS:

cf. Lacau, Sarcophages, pl. XXXIV, 93, coffin No 28090 (34); represented yellow and 

named [ 𓂀 ] "ḏt at his head".