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A Royal Egyptian Glazed Steatite Cylinder Seal for King Amenemhat II, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1914-1879/76 BCE Scarabs most notably Amen-Re

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most notably Amen-Re

The identification of an amulet unique to private burials of the Late Dynastic and Graeco-Roman Period

this charming figurative pendant offers a tantalizing glimpse into Sinú cosmology and mythology — as well as of their appreciation for the natural environment

then the core was scraped out

Percussion flaking was used to detach small flakes of flint from the upper surface by striking the flint with a hammerstone or other implement

A Royal Egyptian Glazed Steatite Cylinder Seal for King Amenemhat II, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1914-1879/76 BCE Scarabs most notably Amen-Recarved from steatite, with traces of the original glaze remaining, particularly around the inscription that reads: "Nubkaure [Amenemhat II, 12th Dynasty] beloved of Sobek of Sumenu". Sumenu was the cult center of Sobek, the crocodile god of Upper Egypt, and a little south of Luxor. Cylinder seals of 12th Dynasty kings naming them and Sobek (sometimes Sobek of Sumenu, sometimes of Shedyt) are well attested. Background: Amenemhet II, was the grandson of

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