TAA i.1.256.tt

Caption
Object card of amuletic knot in gold
Creator
Howard Carter
Room
Burial chamber
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
256.tt
256.kkk
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, TT. An Amuletic Knot (in gold)

 

POSITION:

Thorax; left side, parallel with arm.

Group VII (i.e., TT, and KKK).

 

DIMENSIONS:

[ 𓂀 ]

Nat. size

16 cents.

 

DESCRIPTION:

An amulet of knot form, cut out of burnished sheet gold.

 

REMARKS:

Significance unknown - cf. similar objects generally of wood found among 

foundation deposits of temples - see those of Hatshepsut especially.