COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A collection of nine faience amulets representing various deities, including, among others, Shu with his hands raised and a sun disc between them, the dwarf-like Pataikos, and Khnum with his distinctive ram's head. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, f. 36, 23, 20, 11; The British Museum, Miscellaneous Number, 1987.450, AN1896-1908-EA.580. Size: 12.2-42mm x 5.1-16.1mm; Weight: 15.99g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.