EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF ISIS LACTANS WITH HORUS

Ca. 332 - 30 BC A beautiful pale green faience amulet of the goddess Isis seated, ready to feed the infant Horus. She wears an ankle-length dress over her lower body and rests her feet on a plinth. As a cult figure from this period, Isis is often shown as a mother goddess, as we can see here. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 2021.41.31.
Size: 45mm x 20mm; Weight: 7g
Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.

Estimate: GBP 150 - 300