The present article continues the series of presentations of some of the unpublished (in major part) Egyptian artifacts in the collections of the “Vasile Pârvan” Institute of Archaeology of Bucharest, Romania. Focused on avian artifacts with funerary destination and context, the study will show the relationship between various avian species, the Egyptian assigned symbols, the gods they embodied, the typology, materials, and the techniques used to represent them as symbols for protection of the deceased in the afterlife.
Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology of Bucharest; amulet; canopics; bird mummies; Achom; Horus; Qebehsenuef; wadjet-eye
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