Description:

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A faience amulet charm depicting the deity Min (sometimes Khem), the god of fertility and reproduction, holding an erect phallus in his left hand and a flail in his right. Min wears a distinctive vertical double plume headdress, with an integral suspension loop behind his head. An ancient symbol originating in Pre-Dynastic Egypt, Min represented fertility, strength, and protection, with amulets of him used to invoke vitality and enhance the wearer's reproductive success. Size: 2.25" L x 0.75" W (5.7 cm x 1.9 cm)

Provenance: private London, UK collection; ex-F. Becker collection, Munich, Germany, 1980s

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#189703

    Condition:
  • Softening to fine details and pitting, otherwise intact and excellent. Mineral deposits in recessed areas.

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