Amulet — god Re-Harakhte; maker, Re-Harakhte mythology; depicts solar disk and uraeus; Egyptian deities; Egyptian religion; Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt; amulet; height 4.2 cm, width 0.8 cm, depth 1.3 cm., A narrow vertical carved figure attached to a flat backing, shown in profile facing left, with a stylized head and elongated body wearing a close-fitting garment; the surface shows a weathered, pitted texture and areas of darker encrustation, and there is a round hole through the backing near the shoulder; the colors visible are pale green, light turquoise, brown, dark brown, and small areas of yellowish and reddish discoloration.
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Amulet — god Re-Harakhte; maker, Re-Harakhte mythology; depicts solar disk and uraeus; Egyptian deities; Egyptian religion; Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt; amulet; height 4.2 cm, width 0.8 cm, depth 1.3 cm., A narrow vertical carved figure attached to a flat backing, shown in profile facing left, with a stylized head and elongated body wearing a close-fitting garment; the surface shows a weathered, pitted texture and areas of darker encrustation, and there is a round hole through the backing near the shoulder; the colors visible are pale green, light turquoise, brown, dark brown, and small areas of yellowish and reddish discoloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_151

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Amulet god Re-Harakhte maker Re-Harakhte mythology depicts solar disk uraeus Egyptian deities Egyptian religion Late Period 664–332 Bc Egypt amulet height 4.2 cm width 0.8 cm depth 1.3 cm narrow vertical carved figure attached flat backing shown profile facing left stylized head elongated body wearing close-fitting garment surface weathered pitted texture areas darker encrustation round hole backing near shoulder colors visible pale green light turquoise brown dark brown small areas yellowish reddish discoloration.

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