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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.

Provenance

Part 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.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.XXXV, no.195b, for similar example.

CONDITION

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LOT 0447

Egyptian Faience Aegis Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £281

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