Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF OMPHALE/BAUBO

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF OMPHALE/BAUBO - Ptolemaic or Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - AD 300.A faience amulet of Omphale in bright blue glaze faience. The figure is depicted as a naked woman in a squatting position with legs spread. Her headdress, breasts, abdomen, and feet are accentuated with bright yellow colouration. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 15.43.329. Size: 28mm x 20mm; weight 3gProvenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the UK art market, pre-2000.