PROF. PETRIE is certainly right in suggesting that the subject of Egyptian amulets is one that appeals to the reader of folklore as well as to the Egyptologist. In amulets we are dealing with ...

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Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...

An ancient Egyptian scarab amulet dating back around 3,500 years was found near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon by 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner during a family trip, the Israel Antiquities ...

2,000 year old mummies have been unearthed as more than a dozen found with rare tongues made from golden amulets.

Joann also looks at the significance of the amulets and jewellery that were placed on the mummies before they were buried. This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the ...

So many gods and goddesses introduces pupils to just a few of the thousands of Ancient Egyptian deities, with opportunities to add percussion and a 5/4 rhythmic challenge! Amulets and hieroglyphs ...

“That is not an Amulet it is a Jewish tefillin,” wrote an account from a New York City rug gallery. The object, which the Met says it acquired in 1962, is listed as part of the museum’s ...