COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE DEITIES AMULETS

Ca. 1550 - 30 BC. A collection of 10 faience amulets depicting various deities, including Isis, Shu, Pataikos, Bes, and Thoth, executed in blue, green, and pale faience. Some pieces feature suspension loops for attachment. 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. 36, 39; 45; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.4463. Size: 18-26mm x 5-12mm; Weight: 14g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed since the 1970s.