Armlet with Mummiform Gods from Meroe

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 07 January 2015
Armlet with Mummiform Gods from Meroe

Gold armlet with depictions of mummiform gods. From the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto, pyramid N6, Meroe, modern-day northern Sudan. Meroitic period, around 1 CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 07). Armlet with Mummiform Gods from Meroe. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3523/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Armlet with Mummiform Gods from Meroe." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 07, 2015. https://www.ancient.eu/image/3523/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Armlet with Mummiform Gods from Meroe." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 07 Jan 2015. Web. 17 Jun 2019.

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