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Egyptian Faience Amulet of Isis and Horus
The pale greenish blue glazed faience amulet depicts Isis enthroned, nursing Harpokrates (the child Horus). Intact.
Late Period, Dynasties XXVI-XXX, (ca. 664-332BC).
Height: 5.8 cm. (2 5/16 in.)
#4426
Ex: private European collection, 1990s - 1997. Then a private American collection (Ms. S.F. ,1998 - 2007) 1997.
Exhibited:
BRAFA Art Fair. (Brussels, 26 Jan- 2 Feb 2020)
Published:
Antiquarium Ltd.; Women in Ancient Art (New York, 1997) p.28
Comparanda: Friedman, Florence (ed.); Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience (New York, 1998) no.155.b Schoske, Sylvia & Deitrich Wildung; Gott und Gotter im Alten Agypten (Mainz am Rhein, 1992) no.68