GROUP OF EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI AMULETS

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC A selection of Egyptian amulets carved in the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli. The first amulet depicts a baboon in mummiform shape. Secondly there is a scarab with the inscription Djezer-ka-re (“Holy is the soul of Ra), prenomen of Amenhotep I (1526-1506 BC). Thirdly there is a Djed pillar. Each amulet is similarly carved on both sides, with a piercing through the top loop for suspension. For similar see. MET Museum Accession Number: 22.3.64. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: 13-20mm x 9-5mm; Weight: 3.13g
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.

300
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900