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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]

Provenance

From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, London, 1914, pls. IV 43a (shen), XXXVII 205d (baboon).

CONDITION

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LOT 0479

Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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