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LOT 0517

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE PLAQUE FRAGMENT
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (4.68 grams, 31 mm).

A fragment of a glazed composition frieze with corner-angle frame and head wearing a tripartite wig, possibly from a divine triad group; set within a kiosk with supporting papyrus columns. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From a UK private collection, 1975-1978.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig.13.

CONDITION
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