Sun-Disk In Crescent, Faience
date: label: Accession Date
content: 18 Feb 1922
name: label: Donor Name
content: Miss Nettie L. White
notes: label: Notes
content: Amulet?
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Amulets were tucked into the mummy's wraps—they are believed to ward off evil and bring good luck. Each type was positioned according to instructions in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Moon amulet; connected the deceased's rebirth to phases of the moon.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 6 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 067916
label: USNM Number
content: A317668-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Amulet