One of the priceless Pharaonic artefacts in the Egyptian Museum is King Psusne’s first amulet. It is a delicate painting of the King in Swiss I that dates to the third transitional period of the twenty-first family, the first of Psusense, in 1047–1001 BC. It has an inscription for the four people of Horus.
In order to facilitate the evacuation of the internal organs during the initial phases of embalming, a fissure was made in the lower abdomen and this delicate golden plate of Pharaoh I was placed over it.
This amulet was given a strong magical value by the ancient Egyptians in order to protect the mummy’s wound, which is thought to be the most vulnerable part of the body. It was also intended to restore the body to its original condition, when the wound was weak and a potential entry point for evil forces.
The painting is embellished with the symbol’s eyes, which were historically connected to the concepts of perfection and physical defence. To secure the painting to the mummy coverings, it has a little mould that is etched with four holes in the corners. Tanis, in the Sharkia Governorate, is the site of this Pharaonic masterpiece. The proportions are as follows: the fish is 0.07 cm long, 9.9 cm wide, and 16.6 cm high.
Check out the engraving of the four sons of Horus on King Swsens I’s amulet.
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