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.