C. 712–332 BC –  Late Period

An interesting faience amulet depicting the forepart of a snake. It would have been placed on a mummy to invoke Isis’s protection from snakes in the underworld.

In excellent condition, with a nice glaze and good detail.

Ref: Similar example in Amulets by W.M.F. Petrie, plate XII, no: 97f.

Provenance: Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper (1895-1980) thence by decent.

Size: 26mm length