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LOT 0441
Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (1.51 grams, 12-16 mm).
Comprising: black bunch of grapes; red date; blue palmette frond; white daisy rosette. [4]
Provenance
From the M.S. Ciappara collection, 1930s-1950s; and the flower amulet from a UK collection, 19202-1940s.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, and Ancient Art, London N14, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by two previous dealer's certificates of authenticity.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (a, f, j, n).
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