Variety of Amulets

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Variety of Amulets

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Amulets, often laid within the wrappings of mummies, depict deities and body parts which articulate the world as a connected whole, as if made up of the body parts of the creator god. Others depict hieroglyphs which write key words such as 'protection' and 'life'.

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