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Title: Hand amulet
Period: Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 8–12
Date: ca. 2150–1950 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Southern Upper Egypt, Aswan (Syene)
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: W. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.103.6
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