PAIR OF EGYPTIAN AND MESOPOTAMIAN LAPIS LAZULI AND STONE AMULETS IN GOLD FRAME. Ca. 2nd - 1st Millennium BC. A pair of amulets mounted in modern gold settings, including, from left to right: an Egyptian lapis lazuli amulet in the form of a pair of ostrich feathers with a central cleft and pointed terminal; and a Mesopotamian stone disc with a rosette on one face and a small handle on the reverse. For similar see: C. Andrews, Amulets of ancient Egypt, f. 64. Size: 30-46mm x 14-25mm; Weight: 11g 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.