EGYPTIAN STONE SEAL WITH HORUS EYE AND HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION OF MERIT-AMUN. New Kingdom, Ca. 1250 BC. A rectangular steatite plaque engraved on both sides. One face bears a detailed rendering of the Udjat eye, framed within a single-line border. The reverse is inscribed with hieroglyphs reading “Merit-Amun,” possibly referring to the royal consort of Ramesses II. Pierced laterally for suspension. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: 9,9,86,87. Size: 20mm x 18mm; Weight: 3.5g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, suggested to be studied by professor Lambert in the early 90s. Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s.