The shen is a papyrus rope encircling a circle, representing the universe and meaning eternity1. Materials: mainly dark ones and faience1. Position on mummies: upper torso. Period: Middle Kingdom then Late Period
Carnelian set in gold
H 1.5, W 1.5, T 0.8 Middle
Kingdom Dynasty 12-13
MET #26.7.1347
Faded green glaze double-sided
H 3.7, W 3.1, T 0.8 Dynasty 26
© The Trustees of the British Museum #EA58025
Blue glaze H 1.3
Dynasty 26-
Ptolemaic Period
MFA #29.1427
References
1Andrews C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994, pp. 76-77, and Fig. 77a