An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Hare, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE Medium - Copper An old collection number (“GR1050”)

An old collection number (“GR1050”) is present on the underside

12–17 July 1911

25 ins (28

His attire includes a high-collared tunic

and approximately one-third of the rim is professionally restored

An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Hare, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE Medium - Copper An old collection number (“GR1050”)Most popular in the Late Period, hare amulets were made exclusively of green glazed composition with a suspension loop on the spine supporting the long erect ears. The hare was a desert dweller and thereby credited with powers of regeneration, but its swiftness of movement and the keenness of its senses were also well known; it was even believed to sleep with its eyes open. Its fecundity, of course, was proverbial. Thus a hare amulet could be worn in