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Ancient Egypt · c. 3100 BCE – 400 CE

Hands, fists & faces

What it is
Body-part amulets that transferred their function to the wearer: a clenched fist for strength, an open hand for action, a leg for movement, a face for the senses and a phallus for virility.
Making yours
Carnelian, faience and gold, 1–3 cm, usually drilled across the wrist.
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Hand AmuletHand AmuletEgypt, Late period (715–332 BCE) · 715–332 BCEEar StudEar StudEgypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18 · 1540–1069 BCETalisman for use as a seal, brass hand with engraved Arabic inscriptions in reverse, possibly Cairo, Egypt, 18Talisman for use as a seal, brass hand with engraved Arabic inscriptions in reverse, possibly Cairo, Egypt, 18Cairo · 1800-1850Amulet of a Leg and FootAmulet of a Leg and FootEgypt · Late Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 5–11 (about 2494–2055 BCE)Middle East, MetalworkMiddle East, Metalwork1750-1850Amulet; LegAmulet; LegEgyptian 8th dynasty · 1932; Dynasty VIII-First Intermediate Period-Egyptian dynastic-EgyptianJewish amulet plateJewish amulet plateAustriaAmulet from EgyptAmulet from EgyptEgyptNuovo regno, amuleto in pasta vitreaNuovo regno, amuleto in pasta vitreaAmulet of a Clenched FistAmulet of a Clenched FistEgypt · Roman Period (30 BCE–395 CE)Amulet; LegAmulet; LegEgyptian 8th dynasty · 1932; Dynasty VIII-First Intermediate Period-Egyptian dynastic-EgyptianAmulet@eng, jewellery@eng, jewellery amulet from EgyptAmulet@eng, jewellery@eng, jewellery amulet from EgyptEgyptAmulet of a Human FaceAmulet of a Human FaceEgypt · Old Kingdom–First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 4–10 (about 2613–2055 BCE)Amulet@eng amulet from EgyptAmulet@eng amulet from EgyptEgyptFace AmuletFace AmuletEgypt · Coptic Period (4th–7th century)Jewellery@eng, amulet@eng, jewellery amulet from EgyptJewellery@eng, amulet@eng, jewellery amulet from EgyptEgyptAmulets (Ear and 3 Eyes)Amulets (Ear and 3 Eyes)Egypt · New Kingdom (about 1550–1069 BCE)Patek@eng, jewellery@eng, amulet@eng, patek, jewellery amulet from EgyptPatek@eng, jewellery@eng, amulet@eng, patek, jewellery amulet from EgyptEgyptJewellery@eng, patek@eng, amulet@eng, patek, jewellery amulet from EgyptJewellery@eng, patek@eng, amulet@eng, patek, jewellery amulet from EgyptEgyptAmulet from EgyptAmulet from EgyptEgyptEar, jewellery, öra amulet from EgyptEar, jewellery, öra amulet from EgyptEgypt

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Anything in the gallery can be made: any piece, any tradition, in its own material or yours, by hand from the documented original. Numbered. Price on commission, quoted before anything is made. I reply within one business day.