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Amulet depicting two fingers

this amulet protected the cut made in the side of the corpse to remove the internal organs; it may hence stand for the fingers of the embalmer. The amulet was always made of black material (obsidian or diorite).

Inv. no. :

S. 3334

Material:

Stone / steatite

Dimensions:

1.7 x 6.5 x 0.3 cm

Date:

722–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period

Provenance:

Eliopolis, Kom

Acquisition:

Schiaparelli excavations (1903-1906)

Museum location:

Sala 11 Vetrina 01

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