EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HORUS AMULET Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A turquoise faience amulet of Horus depicted standing on a rectangular base with arms held straight at his sides. The god is shown with a striated tripartite wig and a falcon head with a sharp beak. He wears a short kilt with vertical folds, and a back pillar extends the full height of the figure. Pierced horizontally through 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. For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Main number: E 19784, Entry number: MG 2285. Size: 71.4mm x 28.3mm; Weight: 16.6g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.