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LOT 0514

Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Representing Taweret

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

2 in. (5.18 grams, 52 mm).

Modelled standing on a rectangular base in hippopotamus-headed form with dorsal pillar, pierced for suspension at the rear of the two-feather headdress.

Provenance

Collection of an amateur, Carouge, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s-1990s.
Thence by descent to the collection of Mr S.P., since 2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 31b, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0514

Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Representing Taweret

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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