{"product_id":"ancient-bronze-figure-amulet-possibly-depicting-setekh-seth","title":"Ancient Bronze Figure \/ Amulet – Possibly Depicting Setekh (Seth)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"440\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eAncient Bronze Figure \/ Amulet – Possibly Depicting Setekh (Seth)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"409\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"440\"\u003e85 × 30 × 30 mm | 112 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"602\"\u003eAn intriguing \u003cstrong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"492\"\u003eancient bronze figurative amulet\u003c\/strong\u003e, standing 85 mm high, cast in solid bronze with a rich green patina consistent with age and long-term burial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"996\"\u003eThe figure is \u003cstrong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"644\"\u003eencircled by a serpent\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose head rises above the figure’s own, a powerful symbol of protection, regeneration, and divine authority in ancient belief systems. The figure holds a \u003cstrong data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"842\"\u003ecross-shaped object in the right hand\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"879\"\u003ebook or tablet in the left\u003c\/strong\u003e, suggesting a syncretic or transitional iconography combining ritual knowledge, authority, and protective symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1303\"\u003eThe posture, stylisation, and serpent association strongly suggest a representation of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eSetekh (Seth)\u003c\/strong\u003e—the ancient deity associated with chaos, protection, liminality, and transformation—possibly interpreted or re-contextualised during a later period when religious symbols were merging across cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1445\"\u003eThe figure is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003ein good condition\u003c\/strong\u003e, with natural wear and corrosion consistent with age. 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