EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ANUBIS AMULET Ca. 664 - 332 BC A mould-formed faience jackal amulet shown in a recumbent pose. The resting feline is displayed with front paws laid out before him and hind legs bent to each side of his muscular body as his sinuous tail loops up onto his right leg. He gazes forward from sunken eyes above a round snout and a slight mouth, all enveloped in a thick green glaze. 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: 40mm x 24mm; Weight: 9g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s