sábado, 8 de noviembre de 2014

amulet

Khepri, the scarab god. For the Egyptians he represented the rising sun and symbolised the renewal of life and the idea of eternal existence. This amulet is a funerary object which rested on the breast of a mummy and gave magical protection. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: late Ptolemaic period. Material Size: w=26 cms. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Schimmel Collection, New York . Location: 37.

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