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河马头采用明亮的紫水晶精心雕刻而成,具有大鼻子、刻有图案的嘴、凸出的眼睛和突出的后脑勺耳朵,特点是背部平坦,侧面穿孔以便固定。
佩戴河马护身符是为了保护佩戴者免受这种脾气暴躁的动物的伤害。河马是尼罗河的常见动物,它们体型巨大,攻击性强,对河上的人构成严重威胁。虽然保护是必不可少的,但河马也与再生有关;它生活在尼罗河的更新水域中,人们相信它会在黎明和黄昏时发出咆哮声,因此它与太阳的运行以及死亡和重生的象征联系在一起。
参考文献:Carol Andrews,《古埃及护身符》,伦敦:大英博物馆出版社(1994 年),第 64 页。
类似的例子,请参阅:纽约大都会艺术博物馆,藏品编号 10.130.2310
尺寸:长度:6 毫米(0.24 英寸)
状况:整体完好且状况良好。
来源:纽约罗纳德·帕克特收藏,1968 年 3 月 20 日苏富比帕克伯内特拍卖行购得,拍品编号 52(部分)。与原始发票副本一同出售。
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