Egyptian Faience Amulets & Scarabs (13 pcs)

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1353 to 1336 BCE (for the faience); Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 644 BCE (for the steatite scarabs). A collection of thirteen amulets. Four of them are white steatite scarabs. Amulets of the scarab were hugely popular for over a thousand years in ancient Egypt, a symbol with staying power similar to that of the Christian cross; they seem to have been worn and carried by the living, although by the time of the Third Intermediate Period, they had also become part of the increasingly elaborate battery of items to be placed into graves for protection of the dead. The other amulets are: Bastet (cat goddess), Neb, a lotus, an Eye of Horus, a scarab, a fly, two pieces of fruit, and a Bes amulet. Size of largest: 0.75" L x 0.45" W (1.9 cm x 1.1 cm)

Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, acquired over twenty years ago

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#123050
Condition Report: Some small losses to glaze on a few of the items.