Egypt
A child mummy from Egypt's predynastic Bardarian period contained an amulet discussed here. Amulets are originally probably tokens of affection from loved ones probably long before magical properties were ever acquired in them.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/05/child-mummy.html
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Tampa Bay Online (Cloe Cabrera) The cherubic-faced baby sits frozen in eternal repose, arms crossed on its knees, trimmed hair, tiny fingernails and a small amulet around its neck. Researchers don't know the infant's gender, but they believe the...
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http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An item looking at the role of priests and the purpose of amulets. This article should be up for the rest of the week, but will change next Saturday: "In ancient Egypt, amulets might be carried, used in necklaces,...
- Tuesday's Egyptian
The Eye of Re on the Mummy of Pharaoh Seti I By the time Pharaoh Seti I was buried in 1279 BC he had restored Egypt to the former glory lost during the Amarna period of a half century earlier. Seti left as tribute to his reign temples such as at Abydos...
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Back in 1989 the Spurlock Museum of the University of Illinois received a donation of a child's mummy from Roman period Egypt. The mummy has been xrayed and now CT. scanned yet still the sex of the child's mummy remains unanswered as...
Egypt
The Amulet
A child mummy from Egypt's predynastic Bardarian period contained an amulet discussed here. Amulets are originally probably tokens of affection from loved ones probably long before magical properties were ever acquired in them.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/05/child-mummy.html
- Mosi Mummy Exhibit Unwraps Thousands Of Years Of Mysteries (u.s.)
Tampa Bay Online (Cloe Cabrera) The cherubic-faced baby sits frozen in eternal repose, arms crossed on its knees, trimmed hair, tiny fingernails and a small amulet around its neck. Researchers don't know the infant's gender, but they believe the...
- Egyptians Believed Green Amulet Carried Special Powers
RedOrbit Researchers have reported the discovery of a rare mummified child buried along with a green amulet stone, providing further evidence that the ancient Egyptians believed the stone and the stone’s color itself wielded magical powers. The first...
- The Power Of The Ancient Egyptian Priest
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An item looking at the role of priests and the purpose of amulets. This article should be up for the rest of the week, but will change next Saturday: "In ancient Egypt, amulets might be carried, used in necklaces,...
- Tuesday's Egyptian
The Eye of Re on the Mummy of Pharaoh Seti I By the time Pharaoh Seti I was buried in 1279 BC he had restored Egypt to the former glory lost during the Amarna period of a half century earlier. Seti left as tribute to his reign temples such as at Abydos...
- Spurlock Museums Child Mummy
Back in 1989 the Spurlock Museum of the University of Illinois received a donation of a child's mummy from Roman period Egypt. The mummy has been xrayed and now CT. scanned yet still the sex of the child's mummy remains unanswered as...