The leg amulet, often described as a foot one, intended to improve mobility1. There are right and left examples as both amulets were often produced by pairs2. Most are in carnelian, but there are few examples in faience and other materials2. Period: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5-61 or First Intermediate Period to Middle Kingdom Dynasty 10-122
Dark serpentine seal pierced for suspension
L 1.2, H 1.0, W 0.5
Late Old Kingdom
Dynasty 3-62
Private collection DA
Steatite seal, top broken H 2.9
Late Old Kingdom First Intermediate Period
Christie’s Sale 7376
Antiquities part of lot 52
25 April 2007
Schist seal pierced for suspension
H 4.1, L 1.6 Undated
LACMA #M.80.199.17
References
1None, Unpublished amulets
2A very similar seal dated Dynasty 3-6 has been on loan to the Carlos Museum, Emory University 2011-2015 (museum loan #L2011.010.001)