Amulet with Several Deities

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Late Period, 664-332 B.C.

Material: Faience

Dimensions: 5.2 cm x 4.1 cm x 8.5 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 1071

Provenance: Private collection Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt. This very prominent collection was exported with licence papers of the Egyptian government during mid of the 20th century. Today many objects are in the British Museum and the Getty Museum.

Condition: High-quality fragment with many details.

Description: Fragment of a high-quality red-green faience amulet depicting several deities along the sides. On the front God Ptah with a scarab on his head. On the back a winged Isis with the sun disk, on the side a standing female goddess (Sekhmet?). On the back of Ptah’s head a perforation for suspension.