The sidelock of youth was an emblem of the god Khonsu, the Theban moon god, son of Amun and Mut1. Rare faience amulets of his emblem on a plinth2 were made in the Late Period
Electrum
No dimension Dynasty 19
© 2012 Musée du Louvre/
Christian Décamps #AF 2264
Green and black glaze pierced for suspension through the eyes H 1.7, W 0.8, D 0.9
Amarna period2
Private collection DA
Blue glaze L 1.9
Late Period
© 2022 Musée du
Louvre/Antiquités
égyptiennes #AF 10722
References
1Wilkinson R H. The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, 2003, Thames & Hudson, pp. 113-114
2Unpublished amulet