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LOT 0515

Egyptian Faience Anubis Amulet

664-332 B.C.

1 3/4 in. (4.92 grams, 46 mm).

With rectangular base and dorsal pillar pierced at the shoulders, Anubis in human form with short klt, jackal's head with large ears.

Provenance

Collection of an amateur, 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 0515

Egyptian Faience Anubis Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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