EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE CARTOUCHE SHAPED AMULET New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC A blue faience amulet with cartouche form inscribed with hieroglyphic script on the top and a mummiform god on the verso. The amulet is pierced horizontally. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 30mm x 19mm; Weight: 7g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's Sale 7659, 13 October 2008, Lot 96/4