Group of Four Amulets: Cobra, Vulture, Djed Pillar, and Heart

Group of Four Amulets: Cobra, Vulture, Djed Pillar, and Heart

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Found strung around the neck of the Priestess of Amun Djedmutesankh, these four amulets may have served as a magical charm. From right to left, they might be read: "Mut (the vulture goddess) says, 'may her heart endure." It has been suggested that they also form a pun on her name, which can be translated as "Mut says, 'may she live.'" For other objects found in the burial of Djedmutesankh, see 25.3.1–.3; .24; .27; .154a–d; and .167–.170.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Group of Four Amulets: Cobra, Vulture, Djed Pillar, and HeartGroup of Four Amulets: Cobra, Vulture, Djed Pillar, and HeartGroup of Four Amulets: Cobra, Vulture, Djed Pillar, and HeartGroup of Four Amulets: Cobra, Vulture, Djed Pillar, and HeartGroup of Four Amulets: Cobra, Vulture, Djed Pillar, and Heart

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.