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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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