EGYPTIAN BLUE AND BLACK FAIENCE FALCON-SHAPED AMULET New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC A blue and black faience amulet in the shape of a falcon with its wings folded behind its back. This figurine represents the god Horus in his animal form, adorned with a two-feathered crown on his head. The intricate black details are characteristic of the final period of the New Kingdom. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 105mm x 70mm; Weight: 115g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.