Egyptian Faience Composition with Baboons and Anthropomorphic Horus, c. 900 B.C.

(Faience Amulet)

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Item No.
33.37049
Culture
Egypt, c. 900 B.C. 
Item Details.
Plaque amulet in bright turquoise faience in open work, depicting the divine barque with the anthropomorphic figure of Horus, kneeling and holding up the sun-disk, flanked by two adoring baboons. Ribbed suspension loop. Exquisite details.
cf. Carol Andrews (1994), “Amulets of Ancient Egypt”, Trustees of the British Museum, British Museum Press, p. 88 - 90-g.

Provenance: British private collection, acquired in the 1990s.

Size
3.8 cm L - 1 1/2 inches
Material
Faience 
Condition
Hairline cracks 
Categories
• Egyptian Faience
Price.
US$ 2600
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