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LOT 0447
Egyptian Faience Aegis Amulet
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (5.47 grams, 39 mm).
Green glazed composition with mask of Sekhmet with tripartite wig and solar disc; loop to the reverse.
ProvenancePart of an old collection dating back to the 19th century.
Ex property of a gentleman, acquired before the 1980s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.XXXV, no.195b, for similar example.
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