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LOT 0472
Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-323 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (3.63 grams, 39 mm).
Also known as the tit, or knot of Isis; displaying simple detailing and a pierced pillar to the reverse. [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, Pl.VII 88c-e, for similar examples.
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