Double Apis bull amulet 26th dynasty

A Double Apis Bull Amulet Amulet in the shape of the foreparts of two Apis bulls, shown antithetically, with a suspension loop in between. Bluish-green faience. Late Period, 26th Dynasty. A very rare amulet. Both horns on the far side are slightly chipped, otherwise intact and beautiful. L: 17 mm. The original mount is a small wooden block with hand written text of the type typical of the British Museum’s object mounting during the late 19th to early 20th century. Many prominent collections had objects mounted by their workshop at this time. Schulman, Amsterdam 1983. (M9) This lot is part of a large private collection of Egyptian antiquities at auction at Lauritz.com Roskilde until 29-31 March 2016. and read .