An Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Price - $1000 - $5000 André Emmerich (1924 – 2007)

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An Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Price - $1000 - $5000 André Emmerich (1924 – 2007)This semi circular blue glazed faience amulet bead is known as a wallet bead, because the markings around the curved edge resemble stitching. It is based on a stylized cowrie which had amuletic significance because of its resemblance to the female genitalia, so when beads in its shape formed an element of a woman's girdle they were in exactly the right place to ward off evil influences from the relevant bodily part of the wearer, especially if she