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EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE AMULET OF TWO FINGERS - Late to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. An Egyptian black stone amulet depicting two fingers made in a naturalistic manner with details of nails and skin. These amulets are often made of a dark hard stone, such as obsidian, basalt, dark limestone or slate. It is a funerary amulet and never occurs with a loop for suspension. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 10.130.1811. Size: 80mm x 12mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.