Egyptian stone 'Ib' amulet inscribed for Qabenefra
New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1540-1069 BC
Height: 3.2 cm
Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Foxwell, UK, acquired c.1923 and thence by descent
The heart amulet in the form of an ovoid vessel with flat-topped rim surmounted by a suspension loop and with two lug-like projections. The front with column of hieroglyphs giving the personal name 'Qabenefra'. The polished hard stone of mottled appearance.
Condition: Small losses to rim above hieroglyphs.
For the ancient Egyptians the heart was the most important of the body’s organs, they saw it as the seat of intelligence, the originator of all feelings and actions and the storehouse of memory.
Literature: Published: Rupert Wace Ancient Art, 2013, no. 4. A comparable serpentine example from the British Museum collection is illustrated in Carol Andrews, 'Amulets of Ancient Egypt', (London, 1994), fig.61a.
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New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1540-1069 BC
Height: 3.2 cm
Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Foxwell, UK, acquired c.1923 and thence by descent
The heart amulet in the form of an ovoid vessel with flat-topped rim surmounted by a suspension loop and with two lug-like projections. The front with column of hieroglyphs giving the personal name 'Qabenefra'. The polished hard stone of mottled appearance.
Condition: Small losses to rim above hieroglyphs.
For the ancient Egyptians the heart was the most important of the body’s organs, they saw it as the seat of intelligence, the originator of all feelings and actions and the storehouse of memory.
Literature: Published: Rupert Wace Ancient Art, 2013, no. 4. A comparable serpentine example from the British Museum collection is illustrated in Carol Andrews, 'Amulets of Ancient Egypt', (London, 1994), fig.61a.
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New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1540-1069 BC
Height: 3.2 cm
Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs Foxwell, UK, acquired c.1923 and thence by descent
The heart amulet in the form of an ovoid vessel with flat-topped rim surmounted by a suspension loop and with two lug-like projections. The front with column of hieroglyphs giving the personal name 'Qabenefra'. The polished hard stone of mottled appearance.
Condition: Small losses to rim above hieroglyphs.
For the ancient Egyptians the heart was the most important of the body’s organs, they saw it as the seat of intelligence, the originator of all feelings and actions and the storehouse of memory.
Literature: Published: Rupert Wace Ancient Art, 2013, no. 4. A comparable serpentine example from the British Museum collection is illustrated in Carol Andrews, 'Amulets of Ancient Egypt', (London, 1994), fig.61a.