Lot no. 20
EGYPTIAN CALCITE AMULET OF CARVED FROG.
Late Period Ca. 664-332 BC.
A stone amulet with fossil inclusions depicting a carved frog, representing the goddess Heqet, deity of fertility. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 25mm x 24mm; Weight: 11.26g
Provenance: Private Collection; Ex. Curt Burgauer collection, Switzerland, 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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