Although the unification of lower and upper Egypt was a major political problem throughout dynastic times, such amulets are very rare. They are in sheet gold in the First Intermediate Period or in stone later on. They represent either the double crown, or the cobra and vulture, symbols of lower and upper Egypt, respectively1
Sheet gold double crown
on neb basket
Dimensions, Period2
and source unknown
Sheet gold cobra and vulture on neb baskets
Approximate H 1.5
First Intermediate Period
© The Trustees of the
British Museum #EA57592
Diorite H 5.1, W 2.4, D 3.2 Undated3
© 2015 Musée du Louvre/
Christian Décamps #N 4674
References
1Andrews C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994, p. 75 and Figs. 62c,d
2Petrie W M F. Amulets, 1914, reports p. 18, no. 50 an unretrievable gold amulet of a double crown on a neb basket of Dynasty 6
3A very close parallel in green schist approximate H 5.0 of the Late Period is in Musée des Beaux Arts de Limoges #E823