EGYPTIAN HARE AMULET

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC.
A Late Period faience hare-shaped amulet. Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 44.4.25.
Size: 20mm x 39mm; Weight: 12g
Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.