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Shell Naming a Pharaoh Senwosret
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, TX, United States
Shell. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, 1991-1782 B.C. A number of polished oyster shells are inscribed with the names of pharaohs of Dynasty 12; it has been suggested that these were military awards, or badges of a particular division of soldiers.
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