埃及花岗岩 Pesesh-Kef 护身符，晚期至托勒密时期，约公元前 664 - 30 年
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下葬当天，为木乃伊举行的开口仪式旨在恢复死者所有世俗能力，并将灵魂重新融入身体，仪式中需要使用各种规定的仪式器具，其中包括形状独特的 pesesh-kef。此木乃伊的特点是其轴的顶部和底部均分成两部分，顶端弯曲，刻有线条，中心有风格化的水平标记。
佩斯赫-克夫 (pesesh-kef) 的具体用途尚不清楚，并且受到大量猜测，因此很难确定护身符的意义。 至于具体出处，人们所知晓，它们似乎来自女性墓葬，其中一个是第十一王朝的公主，而且通常由珍贵的材料制成。 这些护身符最初是佩戴在木乃伊身上的；一个例子是在一个女人脖子上的绳子上发现的。
参考书目：
Andrews, Carol。《古埃及护身符》奥斯汀：德克萨斯大学出版社，（1994 年）第 83-84 页。
Roth, Ann Macy。“PsS-kf 和‘开口’仪式：一种诞生和重生的仪式。”《埃及考古学杂志》78（1992 年），第 113-147 页。
Roth, Ann Macy。“手指、星星和‘张嘴’：nTrwj 刀片的性质和功能。”《埃及考古学杂志》79（1993 年），第 57-79 页。
尺寸：高度：2.3 厘米（0.9 英寸）
状况：完好，整体状况良好
来源：马里兰州一位外交官的私人收藏，于 1949 年至 1956 年在埃及任职期间获得，随后由后代继承。
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