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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.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Carouge, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s-1990s.
Thence by descent to the collection of Mr S.P., since 2020.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 31b.
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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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Amuletic pendant formed as keyhole-shaped plaque with decorative column to one face, ribbed suspension loop to the top. 1.52 grams, 25 mm
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