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LOT 0402
Egyptian Carnelian Amulet Group
LATE NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (6.84 grams total, 10-19 mm).
Comprising: three poppy seed amulets; three similar modelled in the half-round; and others. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.
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