An Egyptian Alabaster Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets - Varia Placing such imagery on a

Placing such imagery on a tool handled daily suggests that protection was embedded within routine activity

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Dimensions:  Height: 1 inch  (2

This finely rendered example is carved from deep blue lapis lazuli

Before the Third Intermediate Period

An Egyptian Alabaster Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets - Varia Placing such imagery on aAkhet sun on horizon amulets, such as this finely carved example, symbolize the eastern horizon with the rising sun emerging between two hills. Closely associated with rebirth, renewal, and the daily triumph of light over darkness, the motif held profound funerary significance in ancient Egyptian belief. By the Late Period, these amulets were commonly placed among burial assemblages to link the deceased with the regenerative power of the newly risen