Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARABOID

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARABOID FROGS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of five scaraboid amulets in the form of crouching frogs, each perforated lengthwise. From left to right: the first is dark green with yellow mottling and a short oval base; the second is deep blue with red, oversized eyes; the third is brownish-red with stylised detailing and a flat base; the fourth is dark blue with red eyes and ribbed back on a rounded base; the fifth is pale blue on an irregular base. Each base bears an incised design. 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 Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980.123; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.131.256n.Size: 4.9-8.1mm x 4.6-9.8mm; Weight: 2.68gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.