Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS FROM A MUMMY - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of five faience amulets, including two formed as paired pillar shafts with pronounced collars; a square amulet with a circular perforated boss; and two small amulets with back pillars, each pierced for suspension.Size: 20-29mm x 9-19mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: 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.