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LOT 0502

Egyptian Faience Amulet Representing Taweret

664-332 B.C.

2 in. (10.3 grams, 52 mm).

Modelled in the round on a rectangular base and with dorsal pillar pierced at the shoulder, the goddess in hippopotamus form with human torso and arms.

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 0502

Egyptian Faience Amulet Representing Taweret

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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