Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF IMPORTAN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE

COLLECTION OF IMPORTAN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTIONS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A collection of six faience amulets and beads, including a cylindrical amulet with black-painted hieroglyphs; a square plaque with a wedjat eye in low relief; two small rectangular plaques; and two beads, one rounded with contrasting decoration and one vase-shaped with flaring rim and foot.Size: 10-26mm x 7-11mm; Weight: 8gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.