Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN YELLOWISH STONE AMULET OF

EGYPTIAN YELLOWISH STONE AMULET OF LOCUST - Ptolemaic or Roman Period, Ca. 305 BC - AD 100. A yellowish stone amulet depicting a locust, an insect that played a role in the Pyramid Texts and the Book of the Dead. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.Size: 15mm x 65mm; Weight: 18.05gProvenance: Private collection London, UK; Ex. Dr. R. Hartmann collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2000s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.