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amulet? ; inlay?
Green faience amulet or inlay in the form of a lotus flower. The lotus or water lily rises and open up each day as the sun comes up. It is thus associated with rebirth. Some have suggested that its narcotic properties were used by the Egyptians, Spell 81 in the 'Book of the Dead' is for transforming oneself into a lotus: 'Spell for assuming the form of a lotus. To be said by N. I am this pure lotu…
Type of item
- amulet? ; inlay?
- New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Type of item
- amulet? ; inlay?
- New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Providing institution
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- EC573
Providing country
- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:39.223Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:11.073Z