Asta Bidspirit | EGYPTIAN GRANITE BEE AMULET

EGYPTIAN GRANITE BEE AMULET - Ca. 664 - 332 BC.An Egyptian green stone bee amulet made in a naturalistic manner. It has a long ribbed body and its folded wings are framed with an incised line on the edges.Size: 42mm x 30mm; Weight: 16gProvenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.