Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE AMULET OF

EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE AMULET OF TWO FINGERS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. An Egyptian black stone double finger amulet depicting an outstretched index and middle finger. The amulet is depicted in a naturalistic manner with details of the nails and skin. The material of these amulets is often a dark hard stone, such as obsidian, basalt, dark limestone or slate. Its meaning is not entirely clear, but it is related to the location it is placed on the mummy. It is a funerary amulet and never occurs with a loop for suspension. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 10.130.1811. Size: 90mm x 20mm; Weight: 30g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Pierre Berge, 29 May, 2008, Lot 487. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.