Amulets in Ancient Egypt were both decorative and practical, as they were considered as having apotropaic powers to protect or bestow power upon the wearer. Not only worn by the living, amulets have been found inside the wrappings of mummies, as they were used to prepare the deceased for the afterlife. Amulets held different meanings,  … Read more

By Virginia, 8th November 2019

  Category: Ancient Egypt, Imagery & Symbolism
  Tags: , Ancient Amulets, Ancient Art, Ancient Culture, Egyptian Amulets, Egyptian Deities, Egyptian Faience, Egyptian Jewellery, Egyptian Tombs
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Amulets in Ancient Egypt were both decorative and practical, as they were considered as having apotropaic powers to protect or bestow power upon the wearer. Not only worn by the living, amulets have been found inside the wrappings of mummies, as they were used to prepare the deceased for the afterlife. Amulets held different meanings,  … Read more

By Anastasia, 31st October 2019

  Category: Ancient Egypt, Imagery & Symbolism
  Tags: , Ancient Amulets, Ancient Art, Ancient Culture, Egyptian Amulets, Egyptian Deities, Egyptian Faience, Egyptian Jewellery, Egyptian Tombs
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Jewellery in Ancient Egypt Jewellery has been worn by ancient cultures around the world for thousands of years. In ancient Egypt both men and women were great lovers of jewellery and adorned themselves with a profusion of charms and amulets. Jewellery also showed wealth and status and offered protection from evil. Although the Egyptians had  … Read more

By Anastasia, 22nd November 2018

  Category: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Imagery & Symbolism
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Across the ancient world, we find a number of pieces that would have been worn by their owners for the sake of protection – primarily amulets. Jewellery of this apotropaic nature most often takes shape in the form of pendants, and we find them in abundance from a number of civilisations, especially Egypt and Ancient  … Read more

By Virginia, 18th July 2018

  Category: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Buying & Collecting, Imagery & Symbolism
  Tags: , Ancient Amulets, Ancient Art, Egyptian Amulets, Egyptian Deities, Greek Amulets, Phallic Pendants, Protection in Life
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