Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A collection of faience funerary amulets, including a falcon-headed Son of Horus (Qebehsenuef) and two scarab wing plaques. Each wing plaque has a straight inner edge and a rounded tip; the obverse is modelled with radiating feathering, and the corners are pierced for attachment. The falcon-headed figure is flat-backed, modelled standing in profile on an integral base, with a suspension perforation at the shoulder.For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M14150.2.Size: 41-48mm x 14-28mm; Weight: 16gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.