A rare Egyptian Trussed Boar Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Shabtis straight neck fitted with a

straight neck fitted with a domed lid

Dimensions:  Height:  6 1/4 inches (16 cm)

In the center of the bowl is a shallow raised boss that allowed the phiale to be held more easily in one hand

which connects to a beautifully preserved ancient loop-in-loop gold chain necklet with figure-8 links

the art of Yuendumu

A rare Egyptian Trussed Boar Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Shabtis straight neck fitted with aCarved in the round from black serpentine, this is a rare example of a trussed boar with its legs tightly bound beneath its body. Amulets of trussed animals are part of a category of Egyptian amulets in the form of earthly possessions, many of which depict food offerings, "intended to keep the various spirit forms which survived death eternally supplied with essential food and drink even if actual supplies had ceased to be presented at the burial