An Egyptian Bone Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 525 BCE The A List utilitarian form are characteristic of

utilitarian form are characteristic of early Imperial domestic and cosmetic vessels

third ruler of Egypt’s 20th Dynasty and identify the object as royal

She is dressed in long-sleeved

While each piece is unique and stylized in its own way

An Egyptian Bone Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 525 BCE The A List utilitarian form are characteristic ofThe sun disc amulet is unique to the Twenty Sixth Dynasty and later; with possession of this amulet, the deceased could expect to be united with the sun god during his passage across the sky and through the Underworld to be reborn each morning. It is often found near the stomach of mummies. This stylized example featues a square with horizontal grooves, and two pointed sun rays with a small dusn disc in between. Ref: Carol Andrews, Amulets of Ancient