A small turquoise glazed faience amulet in the form of a lioness head, with a vertical hole for suspension; plain reverse.
 
Ancient Egyptian Ptolemaic period: Circa 4th-1st century B.C.
 
Condition: Complete and intact; a few light encrustations.
Height 17 mms (0.7 ins).
 
Provenance: Ex London gallery; previously in a home counties UK collection circa 1930-1940.
 
For similar examples see Carol Andrews: 70a, page 65: 'Amulets of Ancient Egypt'.
 
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