girdle tie

girdle tie

▪ Egyptian ornament
also called  tyet 
 in Egyptian religion, protective amulet formed like a knot and made of gold, carnelian, or red glazed ware. Most samples of the girdle tie have been found tied around the necks of mummies (mummy); the amulets were intended to protect the dead from all that was harmful in the afterlife.

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