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Golden shield ring an Udjat (Eye of Horus) in sun disc. 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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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 04). Shield Ring with an Udjat. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3526/shield-ring-with-an-udjat/
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