Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN AMULETS

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN AMULETS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of four carnelian amulets. The two amulets on the outside are fly amulets, carved with incised lines to represent veined wings. Between them, a standing female figure amulet is sculpted in a simplified form with a rounded head, an elongated body covered by a long, tightly fitted dress, and a pillar at the back. The remaining amulet is a djed pillar, characterised by its stacked, ribbed design.For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, f. 7, p. 13; f. 48; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 15.43.63.Size: 19-24.1mm x 10.9-10.4mm; Weight: 7.43gProvenance: 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.