Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS - Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, Ca. 1069 - 332 BC. A collection of five faience amulets. The piece on the left represents Anubis, depicted standing and wearing a short kilt, with the characteristic jackal head. Next is an amulet in the form of a small animal with a suspension hole. The third amulet is the Eye of Horus, featuring the stylised depiction of an eye with an extended brow and vertical markings beneath. To its right, a Taweret amulet portrays the hippopotamus-headed goddess standing upright, her hands resting along the body. The final piece is another Eye of Horus amulet, slightly larger, with a well-defined pupil.For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: UC52354, AN1896-1908-EA.581.Size: 16.7-50.7mm x 24.2-15.7mm; Weight: 17.48gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.