Amulet
Amulets were worn to protect the wearer or provide the wearer with the attributes represented by the amulet. The papyrus sceptre was an ancient Egyptian symbol for Lower Egypt and was associated with female gods.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- A1767
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Jones, Winslow, Mr
- Material
- faience
- Common Name
- amulet
- Simple Name
- amulet
- Period Classification
- Late Period (Dynasties 26-31) - 661-332 BC
- Production Year Low
- -700
- Production Year High
- -200
