Amulets were worn to protect the wearer or provide the wearer with the attributes represented by the amulet. This Egyptian hand amulet may have been worn to represent strength, or to represent a hand that was unwell or missing. - 1st Intermediate Period (Dynasties 9-11) - 2160-2040 BC,Middle Kingdom (Dynasties 11-13) - 2040-1750 BC -
