Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF MUMMIFORM

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF MUMMIFORM KHNUM - Roman Period, Ca. 30 BC - AD 200. A turquoise faience amulet depicting the god Khnum in mummiform posture, with arms crossed tightly over the chest and legs fused into a tapering base. The head is rendered with the distinctive features of a ram, including curved horns and a pronounced snout.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.7.884 (head).Size: 45mm x 15mm; Weight: 4.8gProvenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s.