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wf0001425 - Collar in the form of a vulture, ensuring the wearer of protection by the goddess Nekhbet. From Tomb 55. The inscriptions on the mummy were erased and the identity of the deceased is disputed. Some scholars argue that it may be that of Akhenaten, moved from his tomb at Amarna by his son Tutankhamun. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Place of Origin: Thebes, Valley of the Kings. Material Size: Gold w = 27 cm. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ The Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 42.
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