A RARE EGYPTIAN CORNELIAN AGATE AND GOLD LEG WITH FOOT AMULET PENDANT. Old Kingdom-First Intermediate Period, 1991-1802 BCE H. 30 mm Provenance Formerly with, Saskia Wessel 29.6.1982 Depicting a left leg with foot, the upper part covered by a hammered gold plaque fixed with a rivet, on top, suspension hoop. Amulets depicting the foot and extended leg up to the knee are distinctive to the late Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period. They are frequently discovered in matching pairs—one right and one left—often strung alongside other elements, such as buckle beads, to create anklets. According to Carol Andrews (Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994), the front-to-back pierced examples, like the one presented here, display individual toes with remarkable naturalism, surpassing the detail of those pierced from side to side. Carnelian agate remains the most prevalent material for these amulets. Their intended purpose was to grant the power of movement or serve as a symbolic replacement for a lost limb.