Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE CYLINDER SEAL


EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE CYLINDER SEAL - Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A faience cylinder seal with a central perforation. The surface is incised with vertical columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 20.1.19.Size: 15mm x 6mm; Weight: 1gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.