Two Fingers Amulet

M11959c

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Two fingers amulet, representing the index and middle fingers with nails and joints defined. This type of amulet s frequently found on the torso of mummified bodies near the embalming incision, perhaps representing the fingers of the embalmer. Gatty Slip (1873): 6 Amulets in obsidian in the shape of the first 2 fingers of the hand. One is broken. Sold as duplicate by Sotheby Wilkinson & Hodge. 1878.