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Amulet depicting the tit knot

a symbol of the goddess Isis, it probably pictures a knotted cloth. It was usually made of a red hardstone such as carnelian, or of red glass. The color may allude to the menstrual blood of the goddess.

Provv. 1345
Blue faïence
2.1 cm
1540–1076 BCE
New Kingdom
Unknown
Sala 11 Vetrina 01
Museo Egizio