U20

Egyptian faience animal fragment

A fragment from a yellow/green glazed faience amulet depicting an animal with a long expressive snout.

Egypt, 1st Millennium BC

Fragment as shown, repaired across the head, general surface wear.

Size: 1.6 x 1 cms

Ex. collection: C. R. Stone, UK; acquired around Heliopolis in Egypt during the early 1940's. Mr. Stone was attached to the intelligence division of the Royal Air Force and based in Egypt for a large part of World War II.