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LOT 0520
Egyptian Faience Double Lizard Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (12 grams, 54 mm).
Gentle trapezoidal plinth with modelled depictions of two long-tailed lizards on the top; four evenly spaced holes pierce the plinth for attachment. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK dealer since the 1970s.
From an old London, UK, collection since circa 1985.
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, p. 32, for discussion.
Footnotes
The lizard was the animal manifestation of the creator god Atum. His sun-god aspect is embodied in the lizard's need to bask in sunshine.
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