Amulet depicting Sokar; Egypt, Late Period, 664–323 B.C.

Amulet depicting Sokar; Egypt, Late Period, 664–323 B.C.
Feldspar.
Provenance: private collection, England.
Measurements: 1.8 cm high
An Egyptian amulet carved from feldspar depicting the god Sokar, the deity of darkness, the Duat (the underworld), and decay on earth, and protector of the dead. He was depicted as a mummified man with a falcon’s head, wearing the Atef crown and holding the Uas scepter and the Ankh, sometimes seated on a throne.