U73

Egyptian faience Shu amulet fragment

The upper part of a small and finely detailed glazed faience amulet of the god Shu.

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 730-332 BC

Fragment as shown

Size: 1.2 x 1.3 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.