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LOT 0515
Egyptian Faience Amulet and Fragment Group
MAINLY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/8 - 2 1/4 in. (42 grams total, 6-56 mm).
Including standing Bastet figure, wedjat amulets, shabtis and other types. [30, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London gentleman, 1990s.
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Of ovoid form tapering to a narrow flattened base. 274 grams, 13.5 cm
From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
The 'black-topped' ware was the most common funerary pottery during Naqada I and Naqada II periods, with a small volume of production in the Naqada III, Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods. -
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Opening Bid: £250
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