Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI MUMMIFIED FALCON

EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI MUMMIFIED FALCON AMULET - Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A blue lapis lazuli amulet in the form of a mummified falcon, with incised horizontal bands across the body, recessed eyes and a curved beak. A perforation is drilled through the upper section for suspension. Size: 25mm x 13mm; Weight: 2.69g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1980s Mayfair Family private collection. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.