Ankh Pendant Osiris_Statue 1777 BC until 1775 BCE

1777 BC until 1775 BCE

Height: 19cm / 7

An exceptional quality votive holder

often depicted as a man with the head of a mysterious animal or as the animal itself

Ankh Pendant Osiris_Statue 1777 BC until 1775 BCEHand made in Egypt with love! Solid 925 Sterling SilverThe Ankh is one of the most recognizable symbols from ancient Egypt, known as "the key of life" or the "cross of life", and dating from the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150 2613 BCE). It is a cross with a loop at the top sometimes ornamented with symbols or decorative flourishes but most often simply a plain gold cross. The symbol is an Egyptian hieroglyph for "life" or "breath of life" (`nh = ankh)