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LOT 0501

Egyptian Faience Amulet of Tawaret

664-332 B.C.

2 in. (7.9 grams, 50 mm).

Modelled in the round, with a dorsal pillar and a loop at the shoulder, the goddess is in hippopotamus form, with a human torso and arms and a crocodile tail.

Provenance

Private collection, Carouge, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s-1990s.
Thence by descent to the collection of Mr S.P., since 2020.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 31b.

CONDITION

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LOT 0501

Egyptian Faience Amulet of Tawaret

Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)

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