EGYPTIAN RED CARNELIAN HIPPOPOTAMUS AMULET

Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC An Egyptian carnelian hippopotamus-shaped amulet carved with stylised details. The animal features a large body with three vertical lines representing the folds of its skin, a long and heavy muzzle that touches the ground and raised triangular ears. The amulet has a round hoop at the top of the back. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 23.2.30.
Size: 20mm x 15mm; Weight: 1.6g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600