COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS, STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS
New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1550 - 332 BC. A collection of eight amulets, including, from left to right: a red glass face inlay; a glazed faience scarab engraved on the reverse with four spiral motifs; a pale steatite scarab with a schematically carved back and a flat underside engraved with a hieroglyphic composition; a blue faience disc moulded with a rosette and concentric bands around the central perforation; a carnelian scarab with a carefully carved back and a plain flat underside; a green faience scarab with striated wing cases and an engraved underside; a smaller green faience scarab engraved with hieroglyphic signs; and a rectangular green faience plaque with rounded corners, engraved on both faces. Size: 10-23`mm x 7-25mm; Weight: 15g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s?2014; ex. private collection, 1970s?1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
[ translate ]New Kingdom to Late Period, ca. 1550 - 332 BC. A collection of eight amulets, including, from left to right: a red glass face inlay; a glazed faience scarab engraved on the reverse with four spiral motifs; a pale steatite scarab with a schematically carved back and a flat underside engraved with a hieroglyphic composition; a blue faience disc moulded with a rosette and concentric bands around the central perforation; a carnelian scarab with a carefully carved back and a plain flat underside; a green faience scarab with striated wing cases and an engraved underside; a smaller green faience scarab engraved with hieroglyphic signs; and a rectangular green faience plaque with rounded corners, engraved on both faces. Size: 10-23`mm x 7-25mm; Weight: 15g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s?2014; ex. private collection, 1970s?1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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