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They were fashionable during the late 18th Dynasty and the similarity of the disk shape to that of the sun disk
Provenance: Collection of Mr
length: 1/2 inch (1
and regeneration and was frequently used as a personal ornament and as an object with protective and ritually efficacious properties
very charming
An Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Paintings They were fashionable during theThis semi circular blue glazed faience amulet bead is known as a wallet bead, because the markings around the curved edge resemble stitching. It is based on a stylized cowrie which had amuletic significance because of its resemblance to the female genitalia, so when beads in its shape formed an element of a woman's girdle they were in exactly the right place to ward off evil influences from the relevant bodily part of the wearer, especially if she