BLUE GREEN FAIENCE LION’S FACE PENDANT

BLUE GREEN FAIENCE PENDANT

Amuletic pendant of a lion’s face moulded in prominent relief of facial features of deep-set eyes, broad nose and large striated ears; ridged loop on top, reverse flat.

Ex priv. coll. R. Korbee, Netherlands 2003
H. 5,4 cm. Intact, small side chip repair

before 600 BC

Cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London 1994