A rare Egyptian Trussed Boar Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Shabtis Yolŋu men go out on

Yolŋu men go out on Country and look for suitable trees

sacred and playful

In the center of the bowl is a shallow raised boss that allowed the phiale to be held more easily in one hand

acquired in 1970 from the trade (probably Susette Khayat)

A rare Egyptian Trussed Boar Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Shabtis Yolŋu men go out onCarved in the round from black serpentine, this is a rare example of a trussed boar with its legs tightly bound beneath its body. Amulets of trussed animals are part of a category of Egyptian amulets in the form of earthly possessions, many of which depict food offerings, "intended to keep the various spirit forms which survived death eternally supplied with essential food and drink even if actual supplies had ceased to be presented at the burial