Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.38 grams, 13.64 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A blue amulet depicting the Red Crown of Lower Egypt with front scroll extension, made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.75. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.72 grams, 14.03 mm. 11th-10th century BC. 3rd Intermediate Period (21st-25th Dynasties). A pale blue amulet of a sow with arched back and dangling teats. The sow was among the animals sacrificed to Osiris annually and represented the night sky with its litter of stars. Made with a transverse piercing in the upper block for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.35. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.33 grams, 13.45 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. A green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 2.57 grams, 37.37 mm. Amarna Period, 14th century BC. A green faience amulet of the god Khonsu wearing the full moon uraeus, pierced through the neck for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.26(d). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.22 grams, 12.94 mm. New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A pale green amulet depicting the sacred baboon with full-moon headdress. The baboon was the herald of the sunrise, and a physical form of the god Thoth. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, plate 24(c). Fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.32 grams, 13.07 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. A green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.26 grams, 14.20 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. A green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 1.73 grams, 20.15 mm. Circa 11th-10th century BC, 3rd Intermediate Period (21st-25th Dynasties). A blue faience amulet of a multiple wedjat or 'eye of Horus' in openwork, pierced for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.43-4. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.52 grams, 15.68 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A pale blue amulet depicting the Red Crown of Lower Egypt with front scroll extension, made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.75. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.26 grams, 13.21 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. A green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.10 grams, 7.44 mm. New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A deep green amulet depicting the djed pillar which began as an architectural feature from the Hebsed court at Saqqara. Possession of the amulet guaranteed that the spirit would be worthy and present in the realm of the dead with Osiris. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.82-3. Fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.22 grams, 12.94 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A deep green amulet depicting the seed pod of the lotus plant. The lotus was a symbol of the sun, and thus of rebirth. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, plate 65(n). Fine condition, composite. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.55 grams, 12.45 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A pale blue amulet depicting the goddess Bastet in the form of a seated cat. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.32-3. Fine condition, some damage to head. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.25 grams, 12.45 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. An olive green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.40 grams, 13.13 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A deep blue amulet depicting Bes, with his pot belly and bow legs, wearing a plumed headdress. This form of amulet was worn mostly by women and children. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.37. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.32 grams, 13.79 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. An olive green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.62 grams, 14.74 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A pale green amulet depicting a seated goddess Isis suckling the infant Horus. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.19. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.26 grams, 12.72 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. An olive green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.38 grams, 10.83 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A deep blue-green amulet depicting Bes, with his pot belly and bow legs, wearing a plumed headdress. This form of amulet was worn mostly by women and children. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.37. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.53 grams, 12.61 mm. Late Dynastic Period, circa 715-332 BC. A dark green faience amulet representing the god Shu with arms upraised, with pierced suspension loop above. Shu holds the sky apart from the earth to make room for the sun-disc. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.19. Fine condition, lower portion lost in antiquity. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.59 grams, 12.06 mm. Late Dynastic Period, circa 715-332 BC. A dark green faience amulet showing Bes in stylized form on both faces, with pot belly and bow legs, hands on hips; made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Bes was invoked to supervise in childbirth and was especially favoured by women in labour. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.37. Fine condition, headdress lost in antiquity. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.36 grams, 13.21 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A turquoise amulet depicting the Red Crown of Lower Egypt with front scroll extension, made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.75. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.25 grams, 12.13 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. An olive green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Agate, 1.44 grams, 17.71 mm. First Intermediate Period (2181-2040 BC). The ran cartouche is symbolic of the protective power of the individual's name which appeared within a cartouche in written texts. The piece is icarved in a banded brown-yellow-white stone (possibly agate), and is made with a transverse piercing in the quadrangular block for suspension. Reference: Flinders Petrie, W.M. Amulets Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, London, reprinted 1994, p.21. Some percussion damage to lower edge but otherwise very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.80 grams, 16.51 mm. Late Dynastic Period, circa 715-332 BC. A pale blue amulet showing Bes, with his pot belly and bow legs, wearing a plumed headdress. This form of amulet was worn mostly by women and children. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.37. Fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 1.72 grams, 17.55 mm. Third Intermediate Period 1069-702 BC. A pale blue amulet of a sow with characteristic arched back and dangling teats. The sow was among the animals sacrificed to Osiris annually and represented the night sky with its litter of stars. Made with a transverse piercing in the upper block for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.35. Fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 6.21 grams, 34.77 mm. Late Dynastic Period, circa 715-332 BC. A very large deep turquoise amulet depicting a seated Isis suckling the infant Horus. Some damage to the upper head in antiquity but otherwise complete. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.22-3. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Faience, 0.29 grams, 13.79 mm. Circa 664-332 BC, Late Dynastic Period. An olive green faience amulet of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, in openwork and pierced for suspension. Imsety was a funerary deity, one of the four sons of Horus. He was portrayed as a mummified human and was associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one which contained the liver. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.21. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 6.92 grams, 50.79 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A ver large deep green amulet of Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming who had to be propitiated to ensure entry into the afterlife. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. One ear lost in antiquity otherwise complete. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.24. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 2.93 grams, 40.68 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A large pale blue-green amulet in the shape of the wadj or papyrus staff which assured the wearer of rejuvenation according to the rites recorded in the Book of the Dead. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Some restoration to the shaft. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.82. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 3.13 grams, 41.97 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A large pale grey-green amulet in the shape of the wadj or papyrus staff which assured the wearer of rejuvenation according to the rites recorded in the Book of the Dead. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.82. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 2.38 grams, 34.59 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A blue-green amulet in the shape of the wadj or papyrus staff which assured the wearer of rejuvenation according to the rites recorded in the Book of the Dead. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.82. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.49 grams, 15.43 mm. Saite Period 664-525 BC. A pale green amulet of Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming who had to be propitiated to ensure entry into the afterlife. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.24. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Glazed powdered quartz composite (faience), 0.65 grams; 21.07 mm. Late Dynastic Period, circa 715-332 BC. An amuletic papyrus sceptre or 'Wadj', first mentioned in Coffin Text no. 206. By the time the Book of the Dead was compiled it had become a prescribed amulet. Both chapters 159 and 160 concern the placement of a papyrus column at the throat of the deceased. The Wadj guaranteed the wearer rejuvenation and linked him with the protective goddesss Wadjyt. Made with a hole through its centre for suspension. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.