Amulet, ankh flanked by 2 was-sceptres on neb sign
Medium:Glazed composition (faience), mould-made
Geography: Excavated at Serabit el-Khadim, Sinai, Egypt
Date: c. 1295-1186 BC
Period: 19th Dynasty, Ramesside Period, New Kingdom or later
Dimensions:1.91 × 1.5 × 0.15 cm
Object number: 906.16.26
DescriptionThis tiny amulet bestowed a powerful blessing upon its owner: the hieroglyphs read "All life and power." Though broken now, the piece was originally symmetrical, with a 'was' sceptre of power on each side of a central ankh and all three standing in or on a basket whose reading of 'nb' meant ‘all.’ This arrangement of hieroglyphs was often written in a continuous band around the bottom of a coffin, or of a piece of furniture. It is less common as an amulet.
