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Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs
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LOT 0037

Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs

SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1650 B.C.

5/8 in. (1.67 grams, 17 mm).

Rectangular amuletic bead with hieroglyphic text to both faces, central cartouche to one face.

Provenance

From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.

Literature

See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.

CONDITION
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LOT 0037

Egyptian Faience Amulet with Hieroglyphs

Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

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