EGYPTIAN HARDSTONE BASTET AMULET Ca. 664 - 39 BC. A mottled dark green stone amulet in the form of a seated cat with upright posture, positioned on an integral flat base. The head is rendered with pointed ears and minimal facial details. A loop for suspension is present at the back. For similar see: Antiques Spink and Son, Illustrated catalogue of a selection of Antiques, Cat. 26. Size: 24.5mm x 13.4mm; Weight: 3.53g 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.