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Description: | Old inscription in black ink reads "113 A" CULT Unknown 18th Dynasty, before 1337BC Tell el Amarna Egypt An amulet was used throughout life for protection and good luck. They were also placed inside coffins to empower the deceased; each one had a symbolic meaning. This amulet is in the shape of a uraeus, which represented Lower Egypt, as well as the sun and the king. The uraeus is reminiscent of the legend that explains that Isis made the first uraeus from the ground. It then helped her to gain the throne for her husband Osiris. This amulet would have been seen as an emblem for protection and power | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | CHARM : ESCOT_MARCH2011 : SNAKE : ANIMAL : MEL : CARLY : EXIT2911 : NORTH AFRICA : EXIT2922 : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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