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Amulet of Harpocrates

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Lapis lazuli figurine of the god Horus as a child. A similar figure in the same material was found with the largest silver and lapis hoard discovered in Egypt, the treasure of Tod, containing objects of the late third and early second millennium BC.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1892:230

Dating

MIDDLE KINGDOM ?

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

AMULET

Material

LAPIS LAZULI

Technique

POLISHED; CARVED

Height

4.6 cm

Width

1.4 cm

Depth

1.2 cm

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