Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Nefertum Amulet, Late Dynastic Period

Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Nefertum Amulet, Late Dynastic Period
Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Nefertum Amulet, Late Dynastic Period Circa. 664-332 B.C. | A Fine Egyptian Faience [sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt] of the Memphite god Nefertem ,child of Ptah and Sekhmet [Sakhmet], representing youthful power; identified with the lotus flower, a symbol of the newborn sun and regeneration. The figure wears a lotus headdress with two tall feathers. with a pierced bar on back for suspension | Approx. Size: 2" high | Provenance: Ex. Dr Joseph B. Touma, West Virginia, USA Near East Collection | Approx. Timeline: Cyrus the Great, 537 BC Proclamation and the Return of the Babylonian Exiles (Book of Ezra); Conquest and Rule of Egypt by the Achaemenid Empire [Conquest by Cambyses II in 525 BC - Darius III]. Other Biblical References: Books of Esther and Nehemiah.