A faience amulet in the shape of an ankh, from the 25th dynasty, about 700-500 BCE. The ankh (meaning "life") is combined with the djed pillar, and the hieroglyph for "millions". It represents a wish, probably for the king, of "life, power and stability for millions of years". The amulet was acquired by Lord Kitchener in the Sudan from the temple of EA. It now resides in the British Museum, in London. |
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