Object Number: Ha6812

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: amulet

Description: 3 amulets. Three matt faience amulets (dark green, light green, white), moulded in the form of the standing Ptah-Sokar. His arms are bent at the elbow. He has roughly moulded facial features of a man, and is a rather stout figure with a bald head. The largest on is pale green, with its legs missing. He has detailed incised facial markings, and detailed moulding of his nude breast and genetalia. He has a pronounced bottom, and a smooth back, and is pierced widthways through a large loop at the back of the head which has incised lines on it. The other large amulet is white. and again is missing most of its legs. It is similar in stature to the other one, but has a deformed face, and is not as well moulded. It has a flattened loop at the back of the neck, which is pierced widthways. The smallest one is of bright turquoise shiny faience, and stands on an ovoid base. It is crudely modelled, and is pierced widthways through its neck.

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