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Amulets: parts of human bodies

Amulets in form of parts of the human bodies are common in the First Intermediate Period. They might have had the function to protect the parts they show; often they are found at the appropriate body part (Badari 4903; Qau 1735).

frontal faces UC 1959 UC 20888, found at Qau     Mainly attested at the end of the Old Kingdom (about 2686-2181 BC) and in the First Intermediate Period
wedjat eye UC 1150, found at Amarna       Attested from the end of the Old Kingdom (about 2686-2181 BC) to the Roman Period; very popular
hand UC 2417 UC 2420     very typical for the First Intermediate Period, sometimes found in the New Kingdom
fist       UC 2422 common in the First Intermediate Period, then sporadically to the Roman Period
double finger UC 2412 UC 2413 UC 2415 UC 22625 Twenty-sixth Dynasty to Thirtieth Dynasty or Ptolemaic Period
leg UC 18030 UC 20504, amulett found at Qau     Attested from the end of the Old Kingdom (about 2686-2181 BC) to the early Middle Kingdom

datings are according: Müller-Winkler 1987: 73-208


 

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