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Faience composite amulet, ankh, djed, was-scepter, cross

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Combination of ankh, djed and was-scepter forming a cross

Faience composite amulet

Napatan Period, about 700 - 300 B.C.

From Gebel Barkal

The piece incorporates a djed-pillar, a was-sceptre and a figure of the god Heh, personification of everlastingness, within the form of the ankh-sign.

Supplementary images:

Combination of ankh, djed and was-scepter forming a cross
Taken on  Monday 17th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  700 - 300 B.C.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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