Archéologie funéraire. arts Miniature amulet in blue enamel

Miniature amulet in blue enamel frit of the god Khnum in the form of a reclining ram

il est tout à la fois craint et révéré dans de nombreux textes magiques où il apparaît comme une entité puissante et protectrice

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Archeologia special issue no

Archéologie funéraire. arts Miniature amulet in blue enamelThe study of necropolises and tombs remains one of the essential elements for understanding the lives and thoughts of the living and deceased. The proliferation of techniques used to study the past provides numerous documentary sources on objects that are often exceptional in their state of preservation. Tombs reflect spiritual beliefs and also provide an account of the social organization and hierarchy that existed in human groups of the past.