COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS OF SHU

拍品描述

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A collection of three faience amulets of Shu, each shown kneeling on an integral base with arms raised to support the sky, and backed by a flat back pillar pierced for suspension behind the head. For similar see: C. Andrews, Amulets in Ancient Egypt, p. 1 - 30. Size: 26-28mm x 16-19mm; Weight: 10.7g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with H. Smeets collection, Netherlands, late 1980s.

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