Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SPHINX-SHAPED DEITY

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SPHINX-SHAPED DEITY - Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A faience amulet modelled in the form of a sphinx, seated on an integral rectangular base, with a loop for suspension at the back. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt of the British Museum, fig. 64, p. 67.Size: 14.8mm x 15,1mm; Weight: 1.17gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.