The identification of an amulet unique to private burials of the Late Dynastic and Graeco-Roman Period
with minor restoration to the nose
Condition: Loss to the back portion of the amulet
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
An exquisitely bold necklace featuring eleven square gold sheet pendants
A Royal Egyptian Glazed Steatite Cylinder Seal for King Amenemhat II, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1914-1879/76 BCE Scarabs The identification of an amuletcarved from steatite, with traces of the original glaze remaining, particularly around the inscription that reads: "Nubkaure [Amenemhat II, 12th Dynasty] beloved of Sobek of Sumenu". Sumenu was the cult center of Sobek, the crocodile god of Upper Egypt, and a little south of Luxor. Cylinder seals of 12th Dynasty kings naming them and Sobek (sometimes Sobek of Sumenu, sometimes of Shedyt) are well attested. Background: Amenemhet II, was the grandson of