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Nice, Intact Egyptian Late Period Faience SHU Amulet

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All Items: Egyptian: Late Period: Pre AD 1000: item #796175

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Wallis Gallery of Antiquities
Benjamin S. F. Wallis
Stouffville, Ontario. CANADA
Tel. 1-416-817-9291

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$200

Nice, Intact Egyptian Late Period Faience SHU Amulet
This lovely amulet is rendered in blue-glazed faience and represents Shu, God of Air.

Condition: Minor abrasion to glaze, but does not detract. Otherwise intact.

Measures: 25.62 mm in length.

About Shu:

In the pantheon of Egyptian deities, Shu was the son of Re-Atum-Khepri, or, the Sun. He was the brother and husband of Tefnet, or heat. He was the God of Air, who symbolized the vital breath of life.