These amulets, which represent the archaic seated royal falcon on a facade palace were first designed to associate the king with the Horus name1, and later on any wearer. They are in ivory, bone, gold, carnelian, and glass. Some are pierced twice as parts of bracelets. From the Old Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Period1
Ivory or bone
H 1.6, W 0.8
Old Kingdom Dynasty 1,
tomb of Djer
© The Trustees of the British Museum
#EA35528
Gold H 1.0
Old Kingdom
Art market
Unusual in sard before the New Kingdom2, pierced once
H 2.3, W 1.4, T 0.4
Old Kingdom
Private collection DA
Glass H 3.2, W 1.4
Late Period-
Ptolemaic Period
MET #17.194.2493
References
1Andrews C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994, 1p. 9, ibid. 2p. 102 and Fig. 66l