An Egyptian Faience Amulet for the god Montu, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Price - $5500 - $10000 with a fine limestone casing

with a fine limestone casing built over mud-brick retaining walls and a rubble core

These amulets are considered ones of power

Carved from translucent carnelian

resulting in a light yet durable diamond-shaped piece that tapers into double granules at both the top and bottom

An Egyptian Faience Amulet for the god Montu, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Price - $5500 - $10000 with a fine limestone casingAn exceptional example representing the god Montu, depicted as a falcon headed deity, his head surmounted by the sun disc with a uraeus and two feathers, shown standing on an integral plinth with a back pillar, striding forward, his hands fisted at his sides, and wearing a short pleated kilt. Montu, the falcon headed war god, embodied the scorching power of the sun. He represented strength, military prowess, and victory in battle. Egyptian pharaohs