An Egyptian Bone Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 525 BCE The A List A male molded pottery standing

A male molded pottery standing figure with fine facial features

featuring four delicately rendered female portrait heads

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

it was cherished as a protective talisman

and others - to demonstrate prowess as well as cross earthly boundaries into the realm of the deities

An Egyptian Bone Sun Disc Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 525 BCE The A List A male molded pottery standingThe 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