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LOT 0012
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Thoth Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
18 1/8 in. (19 grams, 46 cm).
Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads; the central feature a large amulet of Thoth in ibis-form wearing a short kilt and advancing on a rectangular plinth.
ProvenanceFrom the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
LiteratureCf. similar amulet in the Louvre, inventory no.E 19009.
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LOT 0012
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Thoth Amulet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
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