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.