Lot no. 248
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS - EX CHRISTIE'S. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, Reign of Akhenaten, Ca. 1351 - 1334 BC A collection of fifteen faience amulets in bright blue glaze, comprising a ribbed rectangular bead with suspension loops at each end, five amulets depicting the head of Hathor, three profile amulets of Taweret, five figures of Bes with tambourine, and one frontal amulet of Bes. Size: 11-16mm x 6-8mm; Weight: 5g. Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Christie's, 2 May 2013 Lot 41; Ex Christie's, London, Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, 14 April 2011, lot 55; Previously in the Baron Empain (1852-1929) collection, Belgium. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M11665k, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.215.182.
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