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LOT 0519
Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
7/8 in. (3.01 grams, 23 mm).
Modelled in the round in a sitting pose with head turned; old collector's label: 'Ancient Egyptian Charm Figure of the Sacred Cat. B.C. 900. Fine style & work & quite perfect. From the Hilton Price Collection'; with an old wooden stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Frederick George Hilton Price (1842–1909).
From the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century.
Accompanied by an old, original handwritten information label.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. XXXIX, 224f, for a cat amulet in a similar pose.
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LOT 0519
Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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