Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NEFERTEM AMULET

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NEFERTEM AMULET - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A faience amulet depicting Nefertem in a striding pose with his left leg forward. He wears a short kilt and a tall lotus headdress. His arms are held straight at his sides, and the facial features are delicately rendered. The back is supported by a dorsal pillar with a suspension hole for attachment. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number 51.1665.Size: 50mm x 16.6mm; Weight: 5.40gProvenance: Private Dutch collection; Ex. Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA, purchased in 1975; Ex. Superior Galleries, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired in 1975; Ex. collection of Philip Mitry, noted antiquarian, 1930 to 1953, then imported into the United States in 1952. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database.