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List of ancient Egyptian statuary with amulet necklaces

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The "Amulets of Ancient Egypt" fall in approximately seven major categories:

# Amulets of gods/goddesses and sacred animals
# Amulets of protection (or aversion)
# The scarab for the living, (or for a funerary offering)
# Amulets of assimilation
# Amulets for powers
# Amulets of possessions, property, or as offerings
# (symbolism of materials)

The first usages are from time periods of: ED, Early Dynastic Period, FIP, First Intermediate Period, G-R, Graeco-Roman Period, LD, Late Dynastic Period, MK, Middle Kingdom, NK, New Kingdom, OK, Old Kingdom, SIP, Second Intermediate Period, and TIP, Third Intermediate Period.

Amulets of protection

Amulets of protection: animals, gods, goddesses, etc.

Ankh Amulet

<hiero>S34-(life-symbol)</hiero>

(seated)-block statue of: Cuboid Statue of Tety called Tetyty, (photo), British Museum

Bes Amulet

<hiero>D2-(gardiner-(unlisted))-(sometimes-just-(face-of-bes))</hiero>

(shiny boxwood statuette) Young Girl, (shaved head with youth side lock), Carrying oversized Pot The Durham Servant Girl, (photo, Durham Museum)

Eye of Horus Amulet

<hiero>D10-(eye-of-horus)</hiero>

Gayer-Anderson cat, (donated to British Museum)

Eye of Horus Amulet, Thoth-Baboon statues

<hiero>D10-(eye-of-horus)</hiero>

Thoth-as Baboon, (Louvre)

Other types of plaque-necklaces on Thoth-baboon:

3-Fox-Skins

<hiero>F31-(three-fox-skins)</hiero>

vertical Painted Relief Panel of Iry, Scribe, ((correct vertical)-Painted Panel Relief of Iry.)

Fringed-Fabric ligatured w/ vertical S-(folded cloth)

<hiero>S28-(fringed-fabric-with-(vertical-s-folded-cloth))</hiero>

Heart amulet

<hiero>F34-(heart)</hiero>

Pectoral Necklace

<hiero>S11-.-S17A-(pectoral-on-necklace-(approximate)</hiero>

Unidentified amulet

<hiero>F31-(three-fox-skins)</hiero>

(two statues) Prince Rahotep, and wife Nofret

Amulet necklace statues of Senusret III

<hiero>O39-(unknown)-.-F29-(f29-(pierced-hide)</hiero> &ndash; (created by Senusret III(?), or from Kush country(?))<br>Statues of Senusret III

Scarab amulets

Amulets of assimilation

2-Wine-Jars

<hiero>W21-(two-wine-vessels)</hiero>

(tomb relief) Maya (Egyptian) w/Staff and hieroglyph inscriptions&ndash;(Tomb of Maya)

References

  • Andrews, Carol, 1994. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, chapter 4: Scarabs for the living and funerary scarabs, pp 50–59, Andrews, Carol, c 1993, University of Texas Press, 518 amulets, 1, or multiples included in 12 necklaces; (softcover, )
  • Keller, 2000. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, c 2000. Egyptian Treasure from the British Museum, Peter Keller, (Bowers), Robert Anderson, (British Museum), Carol A.R. Andrews, (British Museum), Relief Panel of Iry, p.&nbsp;40-41. (softcover, )
  • Reeves, 2000. Ancient Egypt, The Great Discoveries, a Year-by-Year Chronicle, Nicholas Reeves, (Thames and Hudson Ltd, London), c 2000. 1975: New Kingdom Tombs at Saqqara, pp.&nbsp;215–219, Other tombs - and Maya, pp.&nbsp;218–219. (1816-18): After 1816, The Durham Servant Girl, p.&nbsp;19. (hardcover, )

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