Amulet
Category
Archaeological material
Date
circa 1069 BC - circa 332 BC
Materials
Unspecified
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Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257748.1.3
Summary
Amulet - One of four figures of the sons of Horus whose purpose it was to protect the embalmed internal organs of a dead person. This amulet is the god Amun, a goddess and the Anubis fetish, where animal skin is inflated and hung from a pole. 3rd Intermediate/Late period.