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LOT 0479
Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-323 B.C.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (7.3 grams total, 18-29 mm).
Four amulets decorated with a turquoise glaze; a shen symbol; the god Thoth in baboon form; possible bud with seal to reverse; the bottom part of a papyrus sceptre; three pierced for suspension. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
LiteratureCf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, London, 1914, pls. IV 43a (shen), XXXVII 205d (baboon).
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