Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN STONE AMULET OF LOCUST

EGYPTIAN STONE AMULET OF LOCUST - Ptolemaic or Roman Period, Ca. 305 BC - AD 100. A stone amulet depicting a locust, a creature referenced 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: 18mm x 60mm; Weight: 17.49gProvenance: Private collection London, UK; Ex. Suzanne Tardivat collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2000s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.