Ancient Egyptian Faience 2Openwork Faience Amulets (No reserve price)

Pair of Ancient Egyptian Openwork Faience Amulets (Deity in Naos / Menat) - 14.5 mm

Culture/Region: Ancient Egypt
Period: Late Period (26th - 30th Dynasty, c. 664 - 332 B.C.)

Material: Faience (traces of blue/green glaze)

Dimensions: Height: 14.5 mm each (excluding modern custom bases)

Description:
A matching pair of very small but intricate ancient Egyptian faience amulets, executed in the openwork (ajouré) technique. Both pieces feature a central standing anthropomorphic figure framed by two vertical pillars with a horizontal lintel.
This specific openwork rectangular structure represents a deity standing within a Naos (portable shrine). Alternatively, in Egyptian amuletic traditions, this precise iconography and frame shape formed the upper rectangular plaque of a menat collar counterpoise, which frequently depicted goddesses such as Hathor or Sekhmet holding a papyrus scepter. While heavy natural wear and the loss of the original glaze have softened the finer details, the challenging openwork structure remains clearly defined.

Condition:
Very good , Authentic ancient condition. Both pieces show extensive surface wear and smoothing consistent with millennia of burial, with almost total loss of the original vitreous glaze. Structurally stable. Mounted together on a custom display block.

Provenance:
European private collection 1970