Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ISIS LACTANS AMULETS

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ISIS LACTANS AMULETS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A faience amulet depicting Isis seated on a rectangular throne, nursing the child Horus. The left arm supports the child, while the right hand is raised to the breast. The throne is adorned with a crosshatched pattern on the sides. A suspension loop is positioned at the back.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA66681.Size: 41.9mm x 22.6mm; Weight: 7.73gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.