An Egyptian Alabaster Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets - Varia Berlin and New York: Walter

Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter

Weight: 46

the primary strands made from two-ply flaxen cord

the ripe grapes on the royal kiosk could signify fertility and well-being as well as being an emblem of royal and divine superiority (Friedman

An Egyptian Alabaster Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets - Varia Berlin and New York: WalterAkhet sun on horizon amulets, such as this finely carved example, symbolize the eastern horizon with the rising sun emerging between two hills. Closely associated with rebirth, renewal, and the daily triumph of light over darkness, the motif held profound funerary significance in ancient Egyptian belief. By the Late Period, these amulets were commonly placed among burial assemblages to link the deceased with the regenerative power of the newly risen