An Egyptian Diorite Heart Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Architectural Condition: Small chip to the

Condition:  Small chip to the base that does not detract otherwise intact and in excellent condition overall

He also had a special relationship with the goddess Hathor and served in her retinue as a musician and dancer

the crocodile crouches on bent limbs

Egyptian iconography is rife with depictions of Egyptian leaders smiting enemies with a mace

Length: 12 1/4 inches (31 cm)

An Egyptian Diorite Heart Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Architectural Condition: Small chip to theTo the Egyptians the heart was the most essential of organs, not because it pumped blood around the body it is unclear that they understood this function but because they believed it was the seat of intelligence, the originator of all feelings and actions, and the storehouse of memory. From the New Kingdom, the heart became one of the most important of all amulets and was set on every mummy until the end of the Pharaonic period, often in numbers and