Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE POMEGRANATE
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE POMEGRANATE AND HATHOR HEAD AMULETS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC.A collection of 25 faience amulets. Including seven amulets in the form of Hathor’s head, depicted en face with a suspension loop above, and eighteen amulets shaped as pomegranates with a rounded body, detailed surface, and flat back. All pieces are glazed in blue faience.For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.21.505 (Hathor); 56.21.683 (Pomegranate).For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.21.505 (Hathor); 56.21.683 (Pomegranate).Size: 11-13mm x 45478mm; Weight: 6g.Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.