An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Hare, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE Ceramics one would think ankle greaves

one would think ankle greaves would be more popular among warriors

The effect is striking: your piece appears to float while remaining fully protected

it may have represented a stylized tree trunk with the branches lopped off

otherwise intact and in good condition

An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Hare, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE Ceramics one would think ankle greavesMost popular in the Late Period, hare amulets were made exclusively of green glazed composition with a suspension loop on the spine supporting the long erect ears. The hare was a desert dweller and thereby credited with powers of regeneration, but its swiftness of movement and the keenness of its senses were also well known; it was even believed to sleep with its eyes open. Its fecundity, of course, was proverbial. Thus a hare amulet could be worn in