EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BABOON AMULET Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A faience amulet in the form of a seated baboon with prominent facial features, incised mane detailing, and forearms resting on bent knees. The figure sits upon an integral base, and a suspension loop is present at the back. Fo similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 44.4.41. Size: 31mm x 23mm; Weight: 13g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1970s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.