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Steatite Wedjat Amulets

In relation to my post about the wedjat 𓂀 or the “Eye of Horus” from yesterday 𓋴𓆑𓇳, I wanted to talk about these really small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 but cool steatite 𓅮𓈎𓏏𓈒𓊌 wedjat 𓂀 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪! I love how detailed the wedjat 𓂀 is! It always amazes me how ancient Egyptian craftsman were able to make such small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 objects so detailed and beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋! It’s even more incredible that they have lasted in such great condition for thousands of years!

These steatite 𓅮𓈎𓏏𓈒𓊌 wedjat 𓂀 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are very similar to the steatite 𓅮𓈎𓏏𓈒𓊌 scarabs 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣𓏪 from the Hatshepsut 𓇳𓁦𓂓/Thutmosis III 𓇳𓏠𓆣 era of the 18th Dynasty! They are in the same display case as the steatite 𓅮𓈎𓏏𓈒𓊌 scarabs 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣𓏪 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Most would miss the fact that these amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are not scarabs 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣𓏪! 

Steatite Wedjat Amulets
Steatite Wedjat Amulets with Hatshepsut’s throne name Maatkare inscribed on the back

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! This is a simple but great inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 to read! On the back of this amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆, Hatshepsut’s 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪 throne name, Maatkare 𓇳𓁦𓂓 is written! 

𓇋𓏠𓈖 – Amun

𓌻 – Beloved

𓇳𓁦𓂓 – Maatkare (Truth 𓁦 is the Soul 𓂓 of Re 𓇳)

The full inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 reads “Beloved of Amun, Maatkare.” 

This is my personal photograph and original text. DO NOT repost. 

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Wedjat or “Eye of Horus”

The wedjat 𓂀 or the “Eye of Horus” was not only one of the most popular amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 in ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖, but also one of the most popular religious symbols in general! 

The wedjat 𓂀 or the “Eye of Horus” is representative of the eye 𓁹𓏏𓏤 that Horus 𓅃𓀭 lost when battling Seth 𓊃𓏏𓄡𓁣. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 restored Horus’ 𓅃𓀭 eye, however, the single Eye of Horus became a symbol of rebirth 𓄟𓍿𓅱 or healing 𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏜 due to the nature of the myth. 

The wedjat 𓂀 was also common symbol of protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 and regeneration.  The Eye of Horus 𓅃𓀭 was an amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 used by both the living 𓆣𓂋𓀀𓏪 and the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱! The Eye of Horus was also associated with the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹! 

Wedjat or "Eye of Horus"
Two Wedjat or “Eye of Horus” amulets on display at the MET

These two 𓏻 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 wedjat 𓂀 eye amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 from the Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–664 B.C.E.) are so detailed and beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋! 

The wedjat 𓂀 eye on the left has a wing 𓂧𓌳𓏏𓆃, lion 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄛 (it looks like the hieroglyph symbol “𓃭”), and and two 𓏻 Uraei 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏪 on it! All of the inlays are intact too! 

The wedjat 𓂀 eye on the right is missing some of the white inlay on the eye but it has the details of what looks like the bottom part of a falcon 𓃀𓇋𓎡𓅄 (the tail and the legs), another eye 𓁹𓏏𓏤, and an arm 𓂝𓏺! 

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Ivory Amulet of Thoth

Amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are some of my favorite ancient Egyptian artifacts because I really love tiny 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 things! It’s incredible how much artistry and detail can be seen even in the smallest 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 of objects! To the ancient Egyptians 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏪, amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were significant because they were seen as being powerful magic 𓎛𓂓𓄿𓏜 in miniature form! 

Ivory Amulet of Thoth
Ivory Amulet of Thoth at the Brooklyn Museum.

During the 18th Dynasty, the use of amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 both by the living 𓆣𓂋𓀀𓏪 and the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱 was becoming more and more popular. The amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 used by the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱 were wrapped within the linen 𓍱 bandages that wrapped mummies 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏪, and these amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 helped the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 reach the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. 

Amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 like this ivory 𓍋𓃀𓅱𓌟 amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 of the god 𓊹 Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 that is pictured 𓏏𓅱𓏏, was worn by a living person 𓆣𓂋𓀀𓏪. Sometimes people wore amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 like this one to proclaim their devotion to a specific god 𓊹. Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 is represented here as a man with the head of an ibis 𓉔𓃀𓅤, which was a very popular way to see him depicted in Egyptian art. 

Amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 of Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 were also popular to be wrapped within mummy 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾 bandages, most likely due to Thoth’s 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 role in the Weighing of the Heart. 

My Nonno loved amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 too, and he would always tell me to look out for the intact cord loop. I love how the loop is still intact on this amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 – it makes me think of my Nonno! Whenever I see amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪, I always make sure to look for it!

Ivory Amulet of Thoth
The Ivory Amulet of Thoth at the Brooklyn Museum. If you look closely behind his head, you can see the intact cord loop!

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Video – Egyptian Amulets and Molds

This video reveals the “secret” to how the ancient Egyptians were able to make so many amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 that were so small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 and detailed – they used molds! These molds are typically made of terracotta and allowed artists to not only mass produce amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪, but also make the amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 small and detailed! 

The amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 that you see in the video  are grapes, daisy/rosette, Taweret 𓏏𓄿𓅩𓂋𓏏𓆗, Bes 𓃀𓋴𓄜, the Eye of Horus 𓅃𓀭, the Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛, various types of plants 𓆾𓆰𓆰𓆰, scarabs 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣𓏪, and then some rings 𓂝𓈖𓏏𓋪𓏦! I didn’t point them out in the video, but see if you can spot the frogs 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏𓏦!!

Lets’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! See if you can spot these in the video!!

𓇳𓁧𓎠 – Nebmaatra (throne name for Amenhotep III)

𓇋𓏠𓈖𓊵𓋾𓋆 – Amenhotep III (birth name)

𓇓𓈞𓏏 – King’s Great Wife

𓍘𓇌𓏭- Tiye 

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Hedgehog Amulet

I think hedgehogs 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛𓏪 are such cute little animals!! I love tiny 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 things, so a hedgehog 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛 amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 is perfect for me because both hedgehogs 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛𓏪 and amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are tiny 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩! This particular blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 hedgehog 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛 is from the Petrie Museum in London! Plus, I think hedgehogs 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛𓏪 are such cute animals!

Hedgehog Amulet
A blue faience hedgehog amulet at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London

The ancient Egyptians 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏪 used amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 a lot in both their daily life and afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐! No matter who was wearing it, amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 had the same function: to invoke magical protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 for the wearer! Amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 could represent gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 and goddesses 𓊹𓊹𓊹𓏏, everyday objects, hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪, plants 𓆾𓆰𓆰𓆰, animals, and many other things! While many amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were usually placed on mummies 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏪 to help the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 on their journey to the Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐 (afterlife), amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 could also be worn by the living 𓆣𓂋𓀀𓏪 too! 

In ancient Egypt, the hedgehog 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛 was associated with rebirth 𓄟𓍿𓅱, which is a concept central to the ancient Egyptian religion. This association occurred because when food 𓇬𓀁𓅱𓏔𓏥 is scarce, hedgehogs 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛𓏪 will retreat into their underground burrows for long periods of time. Hedgehogs 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛𓏪 only re-emerge from their burrows during times of food 𓇬𓀁𓅱𓏔𓏥 abundance. This disappearing/appearing pattern strongly correlated with the concept of rebirth 𓄟𓍿𓅱 to the ancient Egyptians. 

Hedgehog 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were placed in tombs 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐𓏪 in order to invoke rebirth 𓄟𓍿𓅱 of the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱. Hedgehog 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were also thought to provide protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 against snake 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆙 bites. Most hedgehog 𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are dated to the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom, with their popularity peaking around the 18th Dynasty. 

“Hedgehog” can be written in two 𓏻 ways in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪: 

𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭

𓎛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄛

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Eye of Horus vs. Eye of Ra

In the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏, you are looking at amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 and the molds that were used to make them! These molds are typically made of terracotta and allowed artists to not only mass produce amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪, but also make the amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 small and detailed! The amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 that you see in the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 are the Eye of Horus 𓅃𓀭 and the Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛! 

How do you tell them apart? The left eye 𓁹𓏏𓏤 is the Eye of Horus 𓅃𓀭, and the right eye 𓁹𓏏𓏤 is the Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛! The right/left sides is based on a human eye 𓁹𓏏𓏤, so it would be opposite to the observer. In the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏, most of these amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are actually Eyes of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛! The one amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 at the top right is the eye of Horus 𓅃𓀭! If you get them mixed up don’t worry – I sometimes do too!

The wedjat 𓂀 or the “Eye of Horus” is representative of the eye 𓁹𓏏𓏤 that Horus 𓅃𓀭 lost when battling Seth 𓊃𓏏𓄡𓁣. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 restored Horus’ 𓅃𓀭 eye, however, the single Eye of Horus became a symbol of rebirth or healing 𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏜 due to the nature of the myth. The wedjat 𓂀 was also common symbol of protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 and regeneration.  The Eye of Horus 𓅃𓀭 was an amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 used by both the living and the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱! The Eye of Horus was also associated with the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹! 

While most people associate the eye 𓁹𓏏𓏤 with Horus 𓅃𓀭, there is an Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 too! While the Eye of Ra was also an amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 of protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜, it was also associated with power. The Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 can be thought of as an extension of Ra’s 𓇳𓏺𓁛 power and thus an extension of the sun 𓇳𓏺 itself. The Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 can see everything, and even transformed into Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 in one of the myths! 

As you can see, it’s interesting how the two eyes 𓁹𓏏𓏦 both represent the sun 𓇳𓏺 and the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹- the two 𓏻 largest objects in the sky 𓊪𓏏𓇯! One is associated with day 𓉔𓂋𓏺𓇳, and the other night 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓄛! The sun 𓇳𓏺 and the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹 are almost like the two 𓏻 eyes 𓁹𓏏𓏦 watching the Earth 𓇾𓇾! 

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Sekhmet and Ptah – the Unlikely Pair!

This piece at the MET is from the Late Period – Ptolemaic Period (c. 664–30 B.C.E.) is tiny 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 so of course I love it!!

This small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 piece of metal depicts the deities 𓊹𓊹𓊹 Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 and Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐. Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 and Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 are super interesting mythological figures in ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 because they were some of the oldest deities 𓊹𓊹𓊹 that were worshipped for thousands 𓆼𓆼𓆼 of years! 

Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 was known as the goddess 𓊹𓏏 of war, the destructive aspects of the sun 𓇳𓏺 (such as the desert 𓅟𓂋𓏏𓈊 heat), could bring on plagues, and was associated with kingship. In the Book of the Dead, Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 is referred to as “The Master Architect,” and “Framer of Everything in the Universe” due to his role in “speaking” the world 𓇾𓇾 into creation! 

If Sekhmet’s 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 power was uncontrolled, she could pose major problems for Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖. For example, when Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 was sent by her father Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 to punish the human race for rebelling against him, she lost control and had to be stopped by Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 before she eradicated all of humanity! Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛 tricked her into thinking that pomegranate juice was blood and Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 drank so much she fell asleep! In one version of the myth, when she wakes up, the first thing she sees is Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 and instantly falls in love with him! 

The love affair between Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 and Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 us very interesting in a mythological sense because Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 represents creation while Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 can represent total destruction! Their son 𓅭, Nefertem 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓍃𓀯, is the god 𓊹 of healing. The union of creation and destruction created healing and thus re-established “Ma’at” (truth 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓆄/justice 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓆄𓏜) in the world 𓇾𓇾! 

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Late Period Faience Amulets

These are some Late Period faience amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪! Amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were protective symbols that could be used by either the living 𓋹𓈖𓐍 or the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱 and each amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 had its own power based on the image 𓏏𓅱𓏏 it represented. 

The first amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 on the left is Shu 𓇋𓅱𓀭, the god 𓊹 of the air and atmosphere. In the Egyptian creation myth, Shu 𓇋𓅱𓀭 raised the atmosphere from the Earth’s 𓇾𓇾 surface, separating the two 𓏻. Shu 𓇋𓅱𓀭 was often worshipped 𓇼𓄿𓀢 by sailors, who were looking for favorable winds 𓇋𓇬𓈖𓅱𓊡𓏦! 

The next two 𓏻 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are different representations of the god 𓊹 Khnum 𓎸𓏏𓀭. Khnum 𓎸𓏏𓀭 is usually represented as a ram and is one of the oldest Egyptian deities 𓊹𓊹𓊹 – evidence of worship 𓇼𓄿𓀢 dates back to the First Dynasty!! Khnum 𓎸𓏏𓀭 is the god 𓊹 of the Nile River 𓇋𓏏𓂋𓅱𓈗𓈘𓈇𓏺 and fertility. In the creation myth, Khnum 𓎸𓏏𓀭 is said to have created all of the world’s people on his potter’s wheel. He is associated with Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱, who created the heavens 𓊪𓏏𓇯 and Earth 𓇾𓇾 on a potter’s wheel. 

The next two 𓏻 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 are a hare 𓃹𓏺 and an Apis Bull 𓎛𓐑𓊪𓃒. The hare 𓃹𓏺 amulet was thought to have regenerative powers, and in a funerary context, would help the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 be reborn 𓄟𓍿𓅱 in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. The Apis Bull 𓎛𓐑𓊪𓃒 was associated with fertility and rebirth 𓄟𓍿𓅱 and was mostly worshipped 𓇼𓄿𓀢 in Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖. 

Taweret 𓏏𓄿𓅩𓂋𓏏𓆗 is a fierce Egyptian goddess 𓊹𓏏 who is associated with childbirth. Women who were pregnant would wear amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 of Taweret 𓏏𓄿𓅩𓂋𓏏𓆗 for protection. Taweret 𓏏𓄿𓅩𓂋𓏏𓆗 is always represented as a pregnant hippopotamus 𓌉𓏏𓃯 and was a household deity – she didn’t have any temples 𓉟𓏏𓉐𓏪 dedicated to her specifically. 

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Frog Amulet

How cute is this frog 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏 amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆?!?!

Frog Amulet at the MET

In ancient Egyptian religion and culture, amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were thought to have magical 𓎛𓂓𓄿𓏜 powers and bestow them upon its wearer.  Worn by both the living and the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱, different amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 served various religious and protective functions. To understand the frog 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏 amulet’s 𓊐𓊪𓅆 function we need to understand the significance of the frog 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏 in ancient Egyptian religion and culture! 

Scientifically speaking, frogs 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏𓏦 would appear after the flooding of the Nile River 𓇋𓏏𓂋𓅱𓈗𓈘𓈇𓏺, so they were associated with life 𓋹/the regenerative qualities of water 𓈗. Not only is water 𓈗 necessary for humans to consume, but also for irrigating land for agriculture. 

The frog 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏 is also associated with the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Heqet 𓎛𓈎𓏏𓆏 who is represented as a woman with a frog 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏 head. Also, the frog determinative 𓆏 appears in her name 𓂋𓈖 so she was clearly associated with frogs 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏𓏦. Heqet 𓎛𓈎𓏏𓆏 was the goddess 𓊹𓏏 of birth and rebirth. She also protected 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 women 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐𓏪 during the childbirth process. 

Frog 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were worn by women 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐𓏪 for both protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 during childbirth and for an easy childbirth. Frog 𓈎𓂋𓂋𓆏 amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 were also found on mummies 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏪 of both men 𓊃𓀀𓏪 and women 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐𓏪, with the purpose that the amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 would help them with a successful rebirth in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. 

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Egyptian Artifacts

Amulets and Amulet Molds

In the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏, you are looking at amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 and the molds that were used to make them!

Amulets and Amulet Molds at the MET

These molds are typically made of terracotta and allowed artists to not only mass produce amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪, but also make the amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 small and detailed! The amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 that you see in the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 are grape and daisy/rosette amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪! In the mold on the top left (and the two grape amulets next to it), you can even see the cartouche “𓇳𓁧𓎠 Nebmaatra,” which is the throne name for the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Amenhotep III 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓊵𓋾𓋆!

Flowers were really popular in ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖! If you look at lists of hieroglyphic symbols, there are tons of hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 that represent plants 𓆾𓆰𓆰𓆰! The phonogram/ideogram for the Nile Valley/Upper Egypt is 𓇗 – which represents a flowering plant 𓆾𓆰𓆰𓆰! 

Tutankhamun’s 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 mummy 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾 was found with flowers 𓆼𓅱𓆰𓏦, as were other royal mummies. Even commoners would adorn their dead with flower 𓆼𓅱𓆰 arrangements. This is why amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 with flower 𓆼𓅱𓆰 designs were so popular!