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

Late Period – Ptolemaic Period, c. 300 – 30 BC

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