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Provenance: Old English collection
very charming
Dimensions: Height: 3 cm (1 1/8 inches)
his body is covered with green
An Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Paintings Provenance: Old English collectionThis semi circular blue glazed faience amulet bead is known as a wallet bead, because the markings around the curved edge resemble stitching. It is based on a stylized cowrie which had amuletic significance because of its resemblance to the female genitalia, so when beads in its shape formed an element of a woman's girdle they were in exactly the right place to ward off evil influences from the relevant bodily part of the wearer, especially if she
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