Egyptian faience amulet of double Ba-birds with sundisks

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Egyptisch faience amulet van dubbele Ba vogel met zonneschijf.



The Ba is a falcon with the face of a Pharao. The Ba stood symbol for the soul, translated to the personality, that what makes a person unique. After death the Ba bird is witness of the weighing of the heart in the afterlife but always returns to the body in the grave.



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Provenance:
Jaspers\' Antiques warrants that he has obtained this item in a legal way.
Ex. private collection London dating back to 1980\'s.



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