EXCEPTIONAL EGYPTIAN FAIENCE LION PENDANT Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC An exceptional mould-formed faience lion amulet shown in a recumbent pose. The resting feline is depicted 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 slightly open 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: 30mm x 16mm; Weight: 6g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.