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| Keywords: Egyptian - Group of 16 Amulets Strung as a Necklace - Walters 481685-1699 - View A.jpg This group of amulets were strung in modern times to a necklace that follows the order of an amulet necklace found on a mummy in the Faiyum On this string are 8 djed pillars symbols of Osiris Thoth figures of Horus two figures of Re a wadj papyrus scepter symbolizing resurrection Nephthys and Khnum The combination of amulets without an amulet of Isis and only one wadj makes it likely that these amulets come from a larger context such as a mummy net or amulet ensemble of a deceased and not from a single necklace ca 600 500 BC Late Period faience with blue glaze cm 3 5 max cm 2 9 min accession number 48 1685-1699 32236 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Through Ancient Eyes Portraiture in Ancient Egypt Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham 1988 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum 00 Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum 00 Ancient Egyptian jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Works of the Egyptian late period | ||||
