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Source Description
The surface of this cast silver pendant representing Nefertem is very deteriorated but traces of the incised lines marking the kilt and lotus blossom can still be seen. There is a suspension loop behind the blossom and one counterweight is broken off.
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Document identity
localId
25318
label
Nefertem
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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25318
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Nefertem
description
The surface of this cast silver pendant representing Nefertem is very deteriorated but traces of the incised lines marking the kilt and lotus blossom can still be seen. There is a suspension loop behind the blossom and one counterweight is broken off.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from the pyramids in Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1070-664 BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
amulets
pendants
amulet-pendant
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.1
height
2.5
depth
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 x W: 1 x D: 1/2 in. (7.14 x 2.51 x 1.32 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
21st-25th Dynasty
med
silver
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6182
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EGY
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2513
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