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New Kingdom
This mud sealing has the impression of a seal with the name of Tutankhamun and the epithet "beloved of Ptah." It was found in a cache of large jars that contained unused embalming materials as well as floral collars and broken dishes that may have been used for the celebration of the king's funeral.
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Title: Fragmentary Seal Impression from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Tutankhamun
Date: ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08
Medium: Nile mud
Dimensions: L. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909
Object Number: 09.184.260
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