Celestial barque of Re

Since the late New Kingdom were alternative amuletic compositions of two baboons workshipping the sun (depicted as a disc or the seated falcon-headed god Re). These blue¹ or green² faience compositions are rare

Blue glazed baboons workshipping Re, flat back W 3.6, H 2.6 Late Period3
© 2012 Musée du Louvre/
Christian Décamps #N 3725

References^1,2 and Note³

¹Andrews C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994, pp. 89-90 and Fig. 90g
²Petrie W M F. Amulets, 1914, p. 39 and Fig. 181h
³The suspension loop of Le Louvre example seems soldered, suggesting this is also a Late New Kingdom amulet and not a Late Period one