A group of amulets, including a glazed composition openwork wedjat-eye amulet, three glazed composition amulets of striding deities including a figure of Nefertum standing on a lion -- 2in. (5cm.) high max., another of Horus the hawk -- 1in. (2.5cm.) high, a blue glazed composition tyet-amulet -- 1 1/8in. (3cm.) high, all pierced for suspension, a glazed composition bust of Zeus Serapis -- 1½in. (2.8cm.) high, a bronze Hathor head above the figure of Bes surmounted by a seated cat -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, and a bronze uraeus with tang for attachment -- 2in. (5cm.) high, mainly Late Period (712-332 B.C.) (17)
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A group of amulets, including a glazed composition openwork wedjat-eye amulet, three glazed composition amulets of striding deities including a figure of Nefertum standing on a lion -- 2in. (5cm.) high max., another of Horus the hawk -- 1in. (2.5cm.) high, a blue glazed composition tyet-amulet -- 1 1/8in. (3cm.) high, all pierced for suspension, a glazed composition bust of Zeus Serapis -- 1½in. (2.8cm.) high, a bronze Hathor head above the figure of Bes surmounted by a seated cat -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, and a bronze uraeus with tang for attachment -- 2in. (5cm.) high, mainly Late Period (712-332 B.C.) (17)
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