Egyptian Sma Amulet
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Description
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A carved black glass amulet of sma with incised decoration. 1.42 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Property of a Essex gentleman; acquired from a collection formed in the 1920s. The sma amulet was worn to strengthen love and friendship and ensure physical happiness and faithfulness. It is described variously as the lungs and attached windpipe, or genitals in sexual union, and appears to have depicted both at times.
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Very fine condition.
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