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LOT 0675
Egyptian Faience Amulet Group
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C. AND LATER
1 - 1 1/4 in. (6.59 grams total, 25-32 mm).
Comprising a glassy faience Isis Lactans, depicted with Nephthys's headdress; a bandy-legged nude Pataikos; and a striding anthropomorphic Thoth. [3]
ProvenanceEx Chris Belton Artefacts, 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. XXXI l, for Pataikos.
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LOT 0675
Egyptian Faience Amulet Group
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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