Amulet, L-Shaped
date: label: Accession Date
content: 19 Aug 1969
name: label: Collector
content: William W. Ellsworth
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. Newman C. Hall
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Hematite. "The opener of the Mouth"."
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. Carpenter's square amulet; signified the true, or exact, character of the mummy, soon to be judged in the court of Osiris.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
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: 286122
label: USNM Number
content: A454204-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Amulet