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LOT 0469

Egyptian Faience Amuletic Pendant

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1/2 in. (0.92 grams, 14 mm).

Formed as a broad collar with a Horus head finial supported by two cobra heads. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex early 20th century collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.96-97, for a discussion of this amulet type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0469

Egyptian Faience Amuletic Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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