Large Faience Wadj Sceptre

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  • Size

    6cm(L) / 2"(L)

  • Condition

    Excellent

    Light crack repaired.

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    Large Faience Wadj Sceptre

    Late Dynastic Period, 715-332 BC

    Large green glazed faience wadj sceptre, or papyrus scroll; In the round, the shaft characteristically sags and head spreads. Green was the colour of new life and resurrection, exemplified by the papyrus plant; It was intended in wearing this amulet the possessor was guaranteed rejuvenation, also linking them with the great protective goddesses associated with the sceptre.

    cf. Petrie, 1994, 20c.