Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ANUBIS AMULET

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ANUBIS AMULET - Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A mould-formed faience jackal amulet shown in a recumbent pose. The resting feline is displayed with front paws laid out before him and hind legs bent to each side of his muscular body as his sinuous tail loops up onto his right leg. He gazes forward from sunken eyes above a round snout and a slight mouth, all enveloped in a thick green glaze. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Size: 40mm x 24mm; Weight: 9g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.