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Amulets of Power

For the most part, amulets of power are inanimate objects imbued with authority and power, or were representative of a certain condition, state, or quality which the deceased desired to enjoy in the Afterlife. A number of them take the form of royal regalia like crowns and scepters or royal creatures like the cobra and sphinx. Their appearance marks the democratization of funerary religion in Egypt. What had once been the prerogative of royalty and a few highly favored courtiers was now available to all. Other amulets in this category have divine or cosmic associations, which again would originally have been intended solely for the promotion of the royal Afterlife. The remainder are concerned with the funerary ritual.

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A large Carnelian Wedjat Eye pendant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEA large Carnelian Wedjat Eye pendant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
A large Byzantine Gold Ring with intaglio, Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th century CEA large Byzantine Gold Ring with intaglio, Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th century CE
An Egyptian Feldspar Double Plume Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Feldspar Double Plume Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCEAn Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE
An Egyptian Neith Shuttle Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 -332 BCEAn Egyptian Neith Shuttle Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 -332 BCE
An Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Djed Pilllar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Chalcedony Djed Pilllar, Third Intermediate Period, ca.  1069 - 664 BCEAn Egyptian Chalcedony Djed Pilllar, Third Intermediate Period, ca.  1069 - 664 BCE
An Egyptian Hematite Set Square Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Hematite Set Square Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Faience Red Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Faience Red Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
A fine Egyptian Faience White Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEA fine Egyptian Faience White Crown Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Hematite Plummet Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Faience Royal Name Bead for Shabaka,  ca. 705 - 690 BCEAn Egyptian Faience Royal Name Bead for Shabaka,  ca. 705 - 690 BCE
An Egyptian Red Jasper Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Red Jasper Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Supplicant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Supplicant, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Diorite Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Diorite Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE

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