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LOT 0459
Egyptian Carnelian Fly Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.56 grams, 14 mm).
Carved with simple body and eye detailing and polished; drilled through the eyes for suspension.
ProvenanceEx early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
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Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Also known as tit, or the knot of Isis; with pillar to reverse, pierced for suspension. 3.52 grams, 40 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK. -
Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Also known as the tit, or knot of Isis; displaying simple detailing and a pierced pillar to the reverse. 3.63 grams, 39 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK. -
Stone Age Flint Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Finely knapped bifacial hand axe of triangular form with rounded butt; with printed and inked 'MADIJEN / EI:190M / THEBES / 1905' findspot label; with custom-made display stand. 480 grams total, 16.5 cm
Found Madijen, Thebes, 1905. Old German collection, before 1920.
