Egyptian Faience Amulet Smenkhkare Cartouche ex-Mitry

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Smenkhkare, ca. 1335 to 1334 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet of a petite size containing four enclosed hieroglyphs representing the cartouche of Smenkhkare (also Smenkhkara or Smenkh-ka-ra, "He who Beautifies the Spirit of God"). The four hieroglyphs including (from top to bottom) a sun disk, a scarab, an ankh, and three vertical lines, and the entire amulet is enveloped in lustrous blue glaze. Size: 0.5" L x 0.35" W (1.3 cm x 0.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Phillip Mitry collection, noted antiquities dealer in Cairo, Egypt before emigrating to the United States in 1951

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Condition Report: This is a fragment of a larger faience cartouche. Losses to bottom section as shown. Light encrustations on verso and within some hieroglyphs, and light fading to original glaze pigment. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Cartouche hieroglyphs are still visible and legible.