AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF DUAMUTEF
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF DUAMUTEF

LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF DUAMUTEF
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
The jackal-headed son of Horus depicted mummiform in profile to the right and holding a bolt of embalming linen in both hands, perforated at the top and bottom for original attachment to a mummy's bandages; mounted as a pendant in a modern gold setting, and suspended from a chain
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) high

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