Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTS

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of 10 faience pendants in various forms, including among others nefer amulets, corn and lotus flower buds, dates and a depiction of Taweret as a pregnant hippopotamus. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, Cat. 64 - 66. Size: 8-24mm x 5-12mm; Weight: 3g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed since the 1970s.