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Amulet of an animal

EGYPT
Amulet of an animal
 Ptolemaic Period 332 BCE-30 BCE

Medium
faience

Measurements
2.9 × 3.0 × 0.6 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D181-1994

Department
Antiquities

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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