Butterfly variants 1

Oct 16, 2026 | Amulets of goddesses, gods, and sacred animals, Invertebrates and insects, Sacred animals

Blue and black glaze butterfly amulet

Rare faience or encrusted variants of Middle Kingdom to New Kingdown date are known1, and apparently disappeared after late Dynasty 18

Blue and black glaze butterfly amulet

Blue and black glaze
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty 12-13
H 1.9, W 1.9, T 0.7
MET #15.3.513

Blue and black glaze butterfly amulet

Blue and black glaze
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty 12-13
H 2.4, W 2.3, T 0.3
MET #15.3.512

Blue and black glaze butterfly amulet

Blue and black glaze
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty 12-13
H 1.9, W 1.9, T 0.7
MET #22.1.1394

Reference

1None, Unpublished amulets