Egyptian amulets

thumb|upright=0.5|The ankh has a T-shape topped by a droplet-shaped loop. The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself.

ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health

scarab beetle-shaped amulets and impression seals of ancient Egypt

thumb|50px|A was-sceptre

thumb|right|100px|The djed, an ancient Egyptian symbol meaning 'stability', is the symbolic vertebral column|backbone of the god [[Osiris.|class=skin-invert-image]] The djed, also djt ( 𓊽, Coptic jōt "pillar", anglicized /dʒɛd/) is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. It is a pillar-like symbol in Egyptian hieroglyphs representing stability. It is associated with the creator god Ptah and Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. It is commonly understood to represent his spine.

thumb|upright|right|A tyet

thumb|right|The Malqata Menat, late [[Eighteenth Dynasty]] thumb|right|An elaborate menat necklace depicted in a relief at the Dendera Temple complex|Temple of Hathor at Dendera

group of ancient Egyptian amulets