Lot Essay
For related examples of Meroitic ram head amulets, see nos. 97-100 in S. Wenig, The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan.
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CIRCA 16TH CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
TEN ANCIENT STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Including four Egyptian faience frogs and a flower, blue in color, the two smaller frogs with hieroglyphs on the underside, one with an ankh symbol, the other with an inscription, reading: "Beloved of Isis;" and five Meroitic ram heads, two of carnelian, three of white jasper
Longest: 3/8 in. (1 cm.) long
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Including four Egyptian faience frogs and a flower, blue in color, the two smaller frogs with hieroglyphs on the underside, one with an ankh symbol, the other with an inscription, reading: "Beloved of Isis;" and five Meroitic ram heads, two of carnelian, three of white jasper
Longest: 3/8 in. (1 cm.) long
Provenance
with Elias S. David (1891-1969), New York.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.