Two-finger amulet

Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 127

This amulet depicts two stylized human fingers that are about life-size. Two-finger amulets were used exclusively for the dead and were often found on the lower left of the torso. This is the area of the incision that was made during the mummification process in order to remove the internal organs. These amulets were meant magically to heal the wound. The first examples of this amulet type date to Dynasty 26. Their preferred material was obsidian or other dark stones. Sometimes the amulets were gilded, and faint traces of gilding are present on this example.

Two-finger amulet, Glass, black-blue

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Two-finger amulet, Glass, black-blue
Two-finger amulet, Glass, black-blue
Two-finger amulet, Glass, black-blue
Two-finger amulet, Glass, black-blue
Two-finger amulet, Glass, black-blue
Two-finger amulet, Glass, black-blue

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