Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom to Late Dynastic period, 11th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 2050 to 332 BCE. A fine collection of mold-made faience amulets used to symbolically protect the body and soul of a recently-deceased individual. First is an enclosed wadjet (or wedjat or Eye of Horus), a sign of protection and good health. Second is a grazing cow with stylized udders, perhaps a zoomorphic depiction of Hathor, the goddess of the sky. Third is a standing amulet of Bes, the dwarf deity meant to protect the women and children of a household. Last is a deep-blue standing effigy of Sekhmet, the lioness goddess of warfare, strategy, and protecting the pharaoh. A beautiful ensemble from ancient Egypt! Size of largest (Sekhmet): 0.45" W x 1.3" H (1.1 cm x 3.3 cm).

Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA

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Loss to small frontal area of cow amulet. Loss to legs of Sekhmet amulet. All items have age-commensurate surface wear and abrasions, minor wear to finer features, fading to some pigmentation, and light roughness around peripheries. Light earthen deposits throughout. Small amounts of adhesive mounting residue on verso or bottom of some amulets.