Group of 16 Amulets Strung as a Necklace

6th century BCE (Late Period) 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) max.1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) min. Citation Source image

This group of amulets were strung in modern times to a necklace that follows the order of an amulet necklace found on a mummy in the Faiyum. On this string are 8 "djed" pillars (symbols of Osiris), Thoth, figures of Horus, two figures of Re, a "wadj" (papyrus scepter, symboliz...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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