Egyptian faience lion amulet-bead

1-2 century A.D.

Finely detailed molded Egyptian faience lion lying on a rectangular base. Pierced longitudinally.  

Good condition, intact.

L. 24 mm,  H. 13 mm

For similar published lions in museum collections see:

- Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1978, table 11, 18-23.

- Art Treasures of Ancient Kuban, Catalog of Exhibition, 1987, p. 137.