200.20 c. 4 metres above Merenptah in centre of trench N edge
Period
Late Period | Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Date Made
570 - 526 BCE
Section
Egyptian
Materials
Gold | Chalcedony
Technique
Cast
Iconography
Sekhmet | Cowrie Shell | Pomegranate
Description
String of 30 gold cowrie shell-shaped beads, one gold pomegranate shaped bead with granulation, and two large barrel-shaped beads, one gold and one chalcedony. Cast gold pendant of the goddess Sekhmet standing, with her hands at her sides.
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