Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RAM-HEADED AEGIS AMULET

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE RAM-HEADED AEGIS AMULET - Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, Ca. 1069 - 332 BC. A faience amulet in the form of a ram-headed aegis. The head is detailed with a rounded snout, curved horns, and a tripartite wig extending over the shoulders. The broad collar is incised with a series of decorative elements. For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: M.1104. Size: 26.1mm x 24.7mm; Weight: 3.55g Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.