古埃及，晚期 水晶（石英） 心形护符 (没有保留价)

一件古埃及晶莹石晶体护符，精细雕成心形，在埃及语中被称为‘ib’。
Taking the form of a jar, the amulet features a piriform body with a pointed base and slightly convex in profile.
护符呈罐状，体型为梨形，底部尖锐，轮廓略为凸出。
Two small pointed lug handles protrude from either side.
两侧各有一对小尖形耳柄从两侧伸出。
To the top there is a loop attached for suspension.
顶部有一个环扣用于悬挂。
Encrustations and signs of wear as consistent with age, such as minor scratches and pitting.
覆饰层及磨损迹象符合年代，如细小划痕和点状侵蚀。

In Egyptian culture and mythology, the heart was perceived as the most important organ, the seat of intelligence that decided all feelings and actions, housing all the memories of a person.
在埃及文化与神话中，心被视为最重要的器官，是决定一切情感与行为的智慧之所，承载一个人所有的记忆。
It was believed that the heart was weighed in the afterlife against a feather representing ma’at, an Egyptian concept of truth and justice, at the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony.
人们相信在来世，心会在称量仪式中与象征真理与公正的玛特羽羽重量相对比。
If their heart weighed the same or less, they were worthy enough to proceed onto the afterlife, but if it weighed more, they were destroyed.
如果心的重量与羽毛相同或更轻，就有资格进入来世；若重量超过羽毛，则会被毁灭。
These heart amulets would have been worn as protection for the beholder’s in death, used exclusively for mummies, to ensure a positive judgement.
这些心形护符在死后作为佩戴者的保护，专门用于木乃伊，以确保获得善判。
The amulet became so important that it was bestowed on every mummy until the end of the Pharaonic Period.
这种护符变得极其重要，直至法老时期结束前，几乎赐予每具木乃伊。

Measurements: (circa) L 1.6cm x W 0.8cm
尺寸：（约）长1.6厘米 x 宽0.8厘米

Provenance: Ex. early 20th century U.K. collection
来源：英国收藏，约20世纪初。