94/1998/64
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94/1998/66
This phylactery is believed to protect an individual from evil.
94/1998/67
110/1931/74
Little is known about the Egyptian god Ptah-Pataikos, as he is only known from amulets, and a single mention in a Greek text.
110/1931/75
This amulet represents the ancient Egyptian god Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus and protector of the dead.
110/1931/76
This amulet represents the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet.
110/1931/77
This amulet represents the ancient Egyptian god Nefertum.
178/1996/23a
This Egyptian amulet would have been a powerful symbol.
5/1946/370a
This phallic amulet has a suspension hole so it can be worn around the neck or from a belt as a charm.
5/1946/370b
178/1996/25
The eye of Horus, or wadjet, was an ancient Egyptian symbol of healing and protection.
E792a
This shamanic ritual amulet is made from a bear’s tooth, which has been carved into the shape of a wolf.
113/1999
Leather amulets, like this example, were produced by Islamic communities in West Africa.
115/1999
The amulet was produced by an Islamic community in West Africa.
5/1946/360
This intaglio is made from glass which was a cheap substitute for gems or semi-precious stones.
5/1946/361
This finger ring contains a stone amulet which is cut to represent the face of an owl with two eyes and a beak, or possibly a human face with eyes and nose.
5/1946/389
This is a cameo made from three-layered agate.
5/1946/732
Metal figures were popular in the Roman world, often as votive items.
5/1946/354
This is a pyramidal pendant made from chalcedony with a suspension hole at the top.
447/1906
453/1906
Amulets were worn to protect the wearer or provide the wearer with the attributes represented by the amulet.
5/1946/619
This amulet represents the ancient Egyptian deity Taweret.
5/1946/369
This small pendant is made from pale blue glass with a suspension hole at the top.
5/1946/614
This small figurine of a sow was probably associated with the ancient Egyptian sky goddess It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
12/1936/15
Made from pigs’ bones, this pagar served to protect a hunter against bullets.
TTNCM : BS.47
The Great Bustard is the worldês heaviest flying bird.
TTNCM : 44/1995/696
Hyenas were hunter-killers and liked to eat young woolly rhinoceros.
TTNCM : 40/1995/654
This is the skull of the Banwell Bearê.
21/2000/59
Keiselguhr earth also known as diatomaceous earth is a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock that can be crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder.
