Amulet of fist with thumb thrust between first two fingers

Amulet of fist with thumb thrust between first two fingers

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In this amulet the thumb is placed between the first two fingers of the fist. This is a Roman amulet connected with sexuality.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amulet of fist with thumb thrust between first two fingersAmulet of fist with thumb thrust between first two fingersAmulet of fist with thumb thrust between first two fingersAmulet of fist with thumb thrust between first two fingersAmulet of fist with thumb thrust between first two fingers

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.