Egyptian New Kingdom faience human head scaraboid seal

E121

£300.00

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A dark blue glazed faience scaraboid seal in the form of a human head, the base inscribed to Amun, the patron god of Thebes.

Culture
Egypt, late New Kingdom, c. 1295-1070 BC

Size
1.9 x 1.4 cms

Condition
Intact

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Midlands, UK; acquired by inheritance from a collection formed in the 1940’s-1950’s.

For a similar human head scaraboid in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, please see:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/549374

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