Amulet
Category
Archaeological material
Date
1392 BC - 1352 BC
Materials
Faded blue glazed steatite
Measurements
8 x 10 mm; 18 mm (Length)
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 887680.2
Summary
An Egyptian cowrie-shaped amulet. The hieroglyphic inscription on the base reads 'Nebmaatra', the throne name of Amenhotep III, who ruled c.1390-1352 BC. He is one of Egypt's most famous kings, and his reign saw great splendor. Blue glazed steatite. threaded onto a piece of blue string which is tied together. Information supplied by Marcel Marée , Assistant Keeper at the Department of Ancient Egypt & Sudan, British Museum, London.
Provenance
Probably acquired on transfer of the house to the National Trust. The family travelled extensively before WW1, Lord and Lady Clifden and the Hons. Mary Vere and Everilda visited Egypt for a week in October 1906 , and the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953, had a career in the Diplomatic Service from 1906-1930.