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LOT 0458
Egyptian Amulet Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (1.56 grams total, 10-15 mm).
Comprising two crouching Bastet cat figures, a hare, a fly, and a simplified Anubis. [5, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
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Opening Bid: £200
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