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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. :

Suppl. 3335

Material:

Stone / Greywacke stone

Dimensions:

7 cm x 1.5 cm x 0.7 cm

Date:

722–30 BCE

Period:

Late Period – Hellenistic Period

Provenance:

Heliopolis

Acquisition:

Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1903–1906

Museum location:

Not on display

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