Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE EYE

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE EYE OF HORUS AMULETS - Late and Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A collection of three stone Eye of Horus amulets. The one on the left is the largest, carved from dark stone, with an incised suspension aperture at the top. The central piece, made of speckled stone, is smaller but follows the same stylised form. The amulet on the right, also carved from dark stone, features a more angular representation of the eye.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 04.2.395.Size: 13.7-19.5mm x 14.8-24.7mm; Weight: 6.78gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.