Part of "Opening of the Mouth" peseshkef amulet
Object type: Amulet, Handle of a Peseshkef  "Opening of the Mouth" tool
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Gold; copper
Dimensions: l. 2.4 cm (15/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb 954
Locus: Burial 954L
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922