COLLECTION OF THREE EGYPTIAN DEITY AMULETS New Kingdom to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 1550 - 30 BC. A collection of three amulets. The one on the left is a turquoise-blue faience amulet of Pataikos, shown squatting with hands resting on his hips, with a prominent head and rounded limbs. The one in the centre represents Khnum, standing mummiform with a ram’s head, wearing a short kilt and supported by a dorsal pillar. The one on the right is a dark-toned faience amulet of Ptah, depicted mummiform with a close-fitting cap and arms held vertically before the chest, also backed by a narrow pillar. Each amulet is pierced horizontally at the back for suspension. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 29.6 - 37.7mm x 8.7 - 13.8mm; Weight: 13.12g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.