GOLD AMULETS FROM THE EGYPTIAN COLLECTION IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM IN ZAGREB

The Egyptian collection in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb consists of roughly 2200 objects. The majority of the collection was bought in 1868, from the familyof a private collector, Franz Koller. Among the standard objects commonly found in collections around the world, such as stelae, Canopic jars, ushabti figures, scarabs and such, the collection also houses some curious, uncommon artefacts. Thus, it can boast a group of 25 gold-foil amulets of various shapes and representations. These amulets are analysed within the paper in detail, providing measurements, their representations and a general interpretation of them individually and altogether, along with a research background for similar objects that have been found so far. The aim, other than publication, is to offera possible interpretation on where some of these amulets might have been and why, i.e. their purpose and a possible site of origin.