Protective amulet with dwarf god Bes. A typical specimen for its kind from Ancient Egypt.

Protective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Great specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.

The rare depiction is typical of the god Khnum. From the Late Period to Ptolemaic period of Ancient Egypt.

This small work of art was made around the beginning of the Common Era. The mosaic glass workshop it came from was probably located in Roman Ptolemaic Egypt.

Beautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Beautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Nice small figurine of a frog dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.

The seal has the shape of the Horus falcon. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Coming from the famous Matouk collection.

Nice small depiction of a crocodile dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.

Nice small figurine of a falcon dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.

A nice amulet from Ancient Egypt. The rare depiction shows a crouching canid with alert head and ears. A piece from the famous Fouad Matouk collection.

Nice figurine of an ibis dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Papyrus scepter made of faience. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. It symbolizes prosperity and youth. From the stock of a british private museum.

Papyrus scepter made of faience. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. It symbolizes prosperity and youth. From the stock of a british private museum.

God of the air and the sun. The highly stylized figurine shows the ancient Egyptian god on his knees, the arms raised towards the sun. From a British private museum.

The figurine was supposed to have a magical protective function. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.

God or god-like dwarf. The figurine was supposed to have a magical protective function. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.

It shows the goddess of childbirth in the form of a pregnant hippopotamus. The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt should exert a protective function. From a British private museum.

The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt was supposed to protect the dead on their way to the afterlife. From a British private museum.

The protective amulet shows the god Bes between two seated monkeys. Late Period of ancient Egypt. This piece is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

This type of amulet was popular in the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt. It should endow its wearer with fertility and rapidity of movement. The piece was exhibited in an early 20th century private museum.

The falcon in Egyptian art can be a depiction of the god Horus or symbolize the soul of the pharao. Falcon amulets are known from the earliest times in Egyptian history. However this speicmen dates to the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt.

God of the air and the sun. The highly stylized figurine shows the ancient Egyptian god on his knees, the arms raised towards the sun. From a British private museum.

Ibis headed god of knowledge and writing. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.

It shows the goddess of childbirth in the form of a pregnant hippopotamus. The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt should exert a protective function. From a British private museum.

The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt was supposed to protect the dead on their way to the afterlife. From a British private museum.

Amulet in the shape of a papyrus scepter. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. It symbolizes prosperity and youth. From the stock of a british private museum.

Amulet in the shape of a papyrus scepter. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. It symbolizes prosperity and youth. From the stock of a british private museum.

Ägyptischer Skarabäus. Amulett, auch Verwendung als Siegel denkbar. 15mm hoch, 17x20mm Siegel

Neues Reich bis dritte Zwischenzeit. Cippus, mögliche Osiris-Canobus Darstellung. 1,8x1,0cm.

Spätzeit, Darstellung der vier Söhne des Hori. 2,6x1,8cm.