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LOT 0026

Egyptian Faience Amulet Representing Sobek

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

2 1/8 in. (9.82 grams, 54 mm).

On a rectangular base, Sobek standing in crocodile form with human arms resting on an ankh symbol.

Provenance

Private collection, Carouge, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s-1990s.
Thence by descent to the collection of Mr S.P., since 2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0026

Egyptian Faience Amulet Representing Sobek

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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