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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.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
LiteratureSee Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.
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