Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN AMULET

EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN AMULET - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BCAn Egyptian carnelian amulet with spread wings and a long central body. In ancient Egypt, amulets were abundant and most were probably inexpensive, which made them available to nearly everyone.Size: 25mm x 18mm; Weight: 3gProvenance: 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.