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An Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Paintings The reverse remains undecorated

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The reverse remains undecorated

employing the model of the re-emergence of corn every year in the milpa (corn field) as the metaphor for human resurrection after death

as he dabs and drags the paint

“Sorcery and the Taking of Trophy Heads in Ancient Costa Rica

acquired between 1960-1970

An Egyptian Faience Wallet Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Paintings The reverse remains undecoratedThis semi circular blue glazed faience amulet bead is known as a wallet bead, because the markings around the curved edge resemble stitching. It is based on a stylized cowrie which had amuletic significance because of its resemblance to the female genitalia, so when beads in its shape formed an element of a woman's girdle they were in exactly the right place to ward off evil influences from the relevant bodily part of the wearer, especially if she

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