Ankh

[s243a]

A frined of mine where's one of these:

The ankh appears to be associated with the Egyptian glyph for magical protection

[It] is by Egyptologists called the 'symbol of life.' It is also called the 'handled cross,' or crux ansata. It represents the male triad and the female unit, under a decent form. There are few symbols more commonly met with in Egyptian art than this. In some remarkable sculptures, where the sun's rays are represented as terminating in hands, the offerings which these bring are many a crux ansata, emblematic of the truth that a fruitful union is a gift from the deity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh

She feels a bit off now that she lost it.

[Gerryh]

edit: sorry...just realized where this was.