Object Description
An Ancient Egyptian writing tablet amulet formed from a green and brown feldspar. The amulet is rectangular in shape and features a tube shaped element with vertical grooves to the top for suspension, now blocked. There are some chips to the edges of the amulet. Writing tablet amulets were positioned on the throat, chest or stomach of the deceased, and, along with seal amulets, were concerned with the survival of the deceased’s name. Such writing materials are prayed for in the 94th chapter of the Book of the Dead.
Date: Circa 664-30 BC
Period: Late Period – Ptolemaic Period