Human world
The dead as well as the living relied on the sympathetic magic of amulets for general or specific protection. General protection could be given by amulets like the 'ankh', or sign of life (a cruciform shape with an oval at the top), the 'djed' pillar or symbol of stability and by small figures of gods.
Some amulets were designed to protect certain parts of the body. Others could give the power held within them to the dead, like the amulet shaped like the royal crown. An amulet in the form of a head-rest protected the head from being separated from the body. A snake's-head amulet could protect against snake bites.
This group of amulets are made from semi-precious stones. They were found with a mummy of a man. Most were lying on the breast of the mummy, but the two largest were placed inside the abdominal cavity.