Late New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A bifacial faience pectoral with the obverse painted with a scene of Anubis; the reverse painted with a djed pillar flanked by two knots of Isis, remains of polychrome painted pigment; three piercings to both sides of the top; apanied by a ctom-made display stand. Cf. The British Meum, meum number EA29370, for similar. 71 grams, 85mm wide (223 grams total, 10.5cm including stand) (3 1/4 (4)"). From an early 20th century collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate number no.11104-182800. Pectorals worn by the living were made from metal, ually gold; for the dead, glazedposition was an acceptable substitute, indicating the funerary nature of such objects. Circular piercings have been made through the cavetto cornice, enabling the piece to be stitched to the bandages covering a mummy's chest. The shape of the pectoral imitates that of a pylon, the rectangular tower which flanked the gateway into an Egyptian temple. All four sides adorned with a block pattern. A jackal reclining on a pylon-shaped plinth likely represents Anubis, god of embalming. The reverse depicts a djed pillar, believed to represent the backbone with ribs of Osiris, god of the dead, flanked by the Girdle of Isis or 'tit' amulet. Both were standard funerary amulets.[A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions .]