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LOT 254811
Egyptian Bone Figural Amulet of Goddess Nebhat
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (4.23 grams, 42 mm).
Modelled as a standing figure wearing a lappet wig, hands resting along the body, dorsal pillar on the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Petrie, W.M., Amulets, London, 1994, pl.LXIII, fig.154h, for a similar amulet, same period; plate XLV, fig.154j, same period.
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LOT 254811
Egyptian Bone Figural Amulet of Goddess Nebhat
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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