Egyptian Silver Poppy Head Amulet

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

3/4 in. (1 grams, 17 mm).

With bulb and disc finial, integral shank and gusseted suspension loop. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an early 20th century collection.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n), for type.

Footnotes

Amulets in the form of poppies were used to heal and alleviate pain and to ward off death. These types of amulets were also linked to Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.

CONDITION

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LOT 0500