Bidspirit auction | STUNNING EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PAPYRUS COLUMN
STUNNING EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PAPYRUS COLUMN AMULET - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A faience papyriform column amulet with a round-section tapering shaft terminating in a point, the broad umbel capital set above a narrow neck with collar rings and a frieze of notched triangles, with chevrons at the tip.For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: E65.Size: 86mm x 32mm; Weight: 47gProvenance: 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.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.