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Plaque with erotic animals Amulet
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Blue faience, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 26–30
Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Lily S. Place 1923
Title: Plaque with erotic animals Amulet
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Blue faience, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 26–30.
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