This amulet, made of bright turquoise faience, represents a cape hare on a thin rectangular base.

The hare amulet has been pierced through widthwise behind the ears to allow for suspension.

The Egyptians respected the hare for its swiftness and keen senses and therefore hoped amulets of such would bestow these attributes.

They were also believed to help with rapid regeneration.

By the Middle Kingdom, hare amulets were placed in graves to help with the process of rebirth into the afterlife.

Hares were most popular during the Late period, predominantly produced from turquoise faience and show in a position much like this fine example.

The blue-green colour was thought to strengthen the idea of fertility and rebirth.