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Ancient Egyptian Amulet - Papyrus Scepter browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives:Regional Art:Ancient World:Egyptian: Pre AD 1000: Item # 372205
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The papyrus scepter, representing a bundle of papyrus shoots, is a complicated symbol. In a practical sense it was a favorite amulet and symbol of scribes as papyrus was used for writing. Symbolically however, the rampant growth of the papyrus became representative of life and fertility, and as such the symbol took on more of a fertility connotation. Funerary texts dictate that the placement of the papyrus scepter was on the neck and its function was to ensure continued life and fertility after death.
AGE: Late Period CONDITION: Rendered in faience gone white, this amulet has one repaired break. DIMENSIONS: 3/4" long |
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