Amulet - tit;, protective amulet in the form of a tit knot with hieroglyphs; Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt; amulet; height 2.2 cm, width 1.3 cm, A small carved object with an abstract rounded shape sits against a pale gray background; the object appears dark purple to near-black with areas of lighter tan and beige on raised surfaces and edges, and a few small pale speckles dot its surface, showing a glossy, slightly uneven texture and smooth carved contours suggesting rounded head and shoulder-like forms.
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Amulet - tit;, protective amulet in the form of a tit knot with hieroglyphs; Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt; amulet; height 2.2 cm, width 1.3 cm, A small carved object with an abstract rounded shape sits against a pale gray background; the object appears dark purple to near-black with areas of lighter tan and beige on raised surfaces and edges, and a few small pale speckles dot its surface, showing a glossy, slightly uneven texture and smooth carved contours suggesting rounded head and shoulder-like forms.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Amulet - tit protective amulet form tit knot hieroglyphs Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt amulet height 2.2 cm width 1.3 cm small carved object abstract rounded shape sits pale gray background dark purple near-black areas lighter tan beige raised surfaces edges pale speckles dot surface showing glossy slightly uneven texture smooth contours suggesting head shoulder- forms.

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