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Ancient Amulets

An amulet is a talisman or charm worn by an individual, and believed to have magical powers. Three of the four Egyptian words for amulet come from a word meaning "to guard and protect." Mesopotamian amulets were carved in stone in the forms of animals. Luristan and Amlash produced bronze amuletic animals in the 9th-7th century B.C. Egyptian amulets are the most collected and available of ancient amulets. They were produced from the Pre-Dynastic period through Roman times, a period of about 4500 years, intended to protect the individual both in this life and in the afterlife. Shell and ivory Pre-Dynastic amulets were made depicting hippopotami, antelope heads, lions, dogs, and bulls. By the end of this period, stone amulets were commonly adorned. From the Old Kingdom on, a vast array of amulets of gods, goddess, and sacred animals were produced in many media, including faience. Amulets of protection were inanimate forms such as Ujat, the eye of Horus. The Ujat was used to ward off evil, and for healing. Amulets of assimilation were produced to help the wearer take on qualities that the amulet represented. For example, a hare amulet would confer swiftness of movement and keenness of senses. Amulets of power were inanimate objects that conveyed royal and divine powers, and cosmic associations. A Crown of Lower Egypt amulet, for example, imbued authority and power. The amulets of offerings, possessions, and property acted as the substitutes for the wearer in the afterlife. Roman amulets are often bronze. They depict gods, goddesses, and the erotic phallus, a symbol of fertility worn by the military for good luck. Faience amulets were produced in Roman Egypt and Roman Syria as well. Parthian bronze gazelle amulets were found in the excavations at Dura Europus.

Egyptian, Late Period, Faience Shu Amulet, 664 - 332 B.C.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period,| |Faience| |Shu| |Amulet,| |664| |-| |332| |B.C.|
Shu, god of the air, is associated with the principle of life. In the Heliopolitan creation myth, Shu initiated life by raising the sky to separate it from the earth. In amulets Shu kneels with arms raised to perform this feat. Very often a sun disk is shown over his head, alluding to the sky.
AS96381. Egyptian, Shu amulet, see Petrie Amulets pl. XXX, 168; light blue faience, crude stylized figure kneeling with hands raised, pierced, 18.4mm tall, Collectible, glaze gone mostly white, 664 - 332 B.C.; from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD


Egyptian, Late Period, Uzat, Eye of Horus Amulet, 712 - 332 B.C.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period,| |Uzat,| |Eye| |of| |Horus| |Amulet,| |712| |-| |332| |B.C.|
The Uzat was the eye of Horus. It warded off evil spirits. In the Osiris myth, Horus offered the healed eye to his dead father; so powerful was the charm that he was restored to life.
AS110917. Egyptian, Uzat amulet; see Petrie Amulets 138; dark green glazed carved steatite, pierced, 8.8 x 6.6 mm, Choice, crude simple form, nice color, 712 B.C. - 364 A.D.; from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD


Egyptian, Late Period, Faience Ptah Amulet, 664 - 332 B.C.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period,| |Faience| |Ptah| |Amulet,| |664| |-| |332| |B.C.|
Ptah, in Egyptian religion, is the primal creator-god and maker of things. He is the patron of craftsmen, especially sculptors; his high priest was called "chief controller of craftsmen." In the triad of Memphis, he is the husband of Sekhmet and the father of Nefertem. He was also father of the sage Imhotep. Ptah is generally in the guise of a man with green skin, wearing the divine beard and a shroud sticking to the skin, and holding a scepter combining three powerful symbols: the Was scepter (power), the Ankh (life), and the Djed pillar (stability). Like many deities of ancient Egypt he takes many forms - he is also represented as a dwarf, naked and deformed; and frequently associated with the god Bes. His popularity would continue to grow during the Late Period and his worship then moved beyond the borders of Egypt throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. The Greeks identified Ptah with Hephaestus (Vulcan), the divine blacksmith.
AS96357. Egypt, Ptah amulet; see Petrie Amulets 176 - 177; blue-green faience, crude figure of Ptah in dwarf form, 9.1mm tall, Choice, nice color, 664 - 332 B.C.; from Alex G. Malloy.; SOLD


Egyptian, Late Period, Uzat, Eye of Horus Amulet, 664 - 332 B.C.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period,| |Uzat,| |Eye| |of| |Horus| |Amulet,| |664| |-| |332| |B.C.|
The Uzat was the eye of Horus. It warded off evil spirits. In the Osiris myth, Horus offered the healed eye to his dead father; so powerful was the charm that he was restored to life.
AS96382. Egyptian, uzat, eye of Horus amulet, see Petrie Amulets 138; apple green glazed faience, pierced, 13.8 x 6.7 mm, near Choice, crude simple form, 664 - 332 B.C.; from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD


Egyptian, Late Period, Uzat, Eye of Horus Amulet, 712 - 332 B.C.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period,| |Uzat,| |Eye| |of| |Horus| |Amulet,| |712| |-| |332| |B.C.|
The Uzat was the eye of Horus. It warded off evil spirits. In the Osiris myth, Horus offered the healed eye to his dead father; so powerful was the charm that he was restored to life.
AS110916. Egyptian, Uzat amulet; see Petrie Amulets 138; beige carved steatite, pierced, 10.3 x 9.0 mm, near Choice, crude simple form, nice color, surface chips, 712 B.C. - 364 A.D.; from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD


Roman Syria Palaestina, Glass Stamped Medallion Pendant, c. Mid 4th - Mid 5th Century A.D.

|Roman| |Antiquities|, |Roman| |Syria| |Palaestina,| |Glass| |Stamped| |Medallion| |Pendant,| |c.| |Mid| |4th| |-| |Mid| |5th| |Century| |A.D.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.

Many of these small glass medallions with stamped motifs and suspension loops, mass produced c. mid 4th to mid 5th century A.D., have been found, from Asia Minor, through the Levante, and as far west as Tunisia. Motifs are based on mythology, magic, and the Old and New Testaments. Colors include amber, blue, green and purple. They were used as pendants and earrings. The same stamps were also used on glass bracelets and on bottles.
AA32391. Glass pendant, cf. Corning III 871 (amber); 1.9 cm long, clear blue, facing head of Medusa with snake hair, beautiful iridescence, loop broken, SOLD


Egyptian, Late Period - Roman Period, Faience Bes Amulet, 664 B.C. - 364 A.D.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period| |-| |Roman| |Period,| |Faience| |Bes| |Amulet,| |664| |B.C.| |-| |364| |A.D.|
Although this crude figure is not recognizable to us, just as we can see Micky Mouse in three circles, the ancient Egyptians could see Bes here. Bes, the god of children, dance and games, was popular from the New Kingdom onwards. Bes is always naked, dwarf-like, with bandy legs, and often rests his hands on his hips. He often wears tall plums on his head, but sometimes has a lion's main around his face and a lion's tail. Amulets of Bes were worn in life, especially by woman and children, but they also provided protection in the tomb.
AS96375. Egyptian, Bes amulet; see Petrie Amulets 188; crude stylized leonine head of Bes wearing tall plums, light green faience, plain back, pierced, 13.6mm, Choice, 664 B.C. - 364 A.D.; from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD


Roman Syria Palaestina, Glass Stamped Medallion Pendant, c. Mid 4th - Mid 5th Century A.D.

|Holy| |Land| |Antiquities|, |Roman| |Syria| |Palaestina,| |Glass| |Stamped| |Medallion| |Pendant,| |c.| |Mid| |4th| |-| |Mid| |5th| |Century| |A.D.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.

Many of these small glass medallions with stamped motifs and suspension loops, mass produced c. mid 4th to mid 5th century A.D., have been found, from Asia Minor, through the Levante, and as far west as Tunisia. Motifs are based on mythology, magic, and the Old and New Testaments. Colors include amber, blue, green and purple. They were used as pendants and earrings. The same stamps were also used on glass bracelets and on bottles.
AA32409. Glass pendant, cf. Corning III 871 (amber); 1.9 cm long, clear blue, facing head of Medusa with snake hair, beautiful iridescence, loop broken, SOLD


Egyptian, New Kingdom, Open Work Uzat Amulet, 1567 - 1085 B.C.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |New| |Kingdom,| |Open| |Work| |Uzat| |Amulet,| |1567| |-| |1085| |B.C.|
The Uzat was the eye of Horus and warded off evil spirits.
AS96361. Egyptian, uzat amulet; see Petrie Amulets pl. XVII; simple open work steatite eye of Horus amulet, light turquoise glaze, 11.2 x 9.4mm, Choice, very crude, earthen deposits, from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD


Egyptian, Late Period, Uzat, Eye of Horus Amulet, 712 - 332 B.C.

|Amulets|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period,| |Uzat,| |Eye| |of| |Horus| |Amulet,| |712| |-| |332| |B.C.|
The Uzat was the eye of Horus. It warded off evil spirits. In the Osiris myth, Horus offered the healed eye to his dead father; so powerful was the charm that he was restored to life.
AS110914. Egyptian, Uzat amulet; see Petrie Amulets 138; carved steatite, traces of turquoise glaze, pierced, 9.9 x 7.0 mm, near Choice, crude simple form, glaze mostly gone white, 712 B.C. - 364 A.D.; from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD




    




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