Antique Persian Egyptian Sterling Silver Ankh Amul

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Brand: Unidentified. Through research I was able to find out that silver jewelry bearing this mark is Persian or Egyptian in origin and that it is an old mark making they jewelry found with it antique but my foreign language skills are woefully inadequate to be able to tell you much more than that. Description: The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in Egyptian art to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a sy

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kodymayknits word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. The ankh has a cross shape but with a teardrop-shaped loop in place of an upper bar. The origins of the symbol are not known, although many hypotheses have been proposed. It was used in writing as a triliteral sign, representing a sequence of three consonants, Ꜥ-n-ḫ. This sequence was found in several Egyptian words, including the words meaning "mirror", "floral bouquet", and "life".

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kodymayknits In art the symbol often appeared as a physical object representing either life or substances such as air or water that are related to it. It was especially commonly held in the hands of ancient Egyptian deities, or being given by them to the pharaoh, to represent their power to sustain life and to revive human souls in the afterlife.

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kodymayknits The ankh was one of the most common decorative motifs in ancient Egypt and was also used decoratively by neighbouring cultures. Coptic Christians adapted it into the crux ansata, a shape with a circular rather than oval loop, and used it as a variant of the Christian cross. Since the late 20th century, in the Western world, the ankh has again come to be used decoratively, as a symbol of African cultural identity, Neopagan belief systems, and the goth subculture.

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kodymayknits Markings: See photos Measurement: Necklace measure approximately 16" long. Testing: Both pendant and chain test as silver in acid assay testing. Condition: Excellent antique condition. Natural patina due to age.

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