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LOT 0016
Egyptian Faience Fish Amulet with Hieroglyphs
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1650 B.C.
7/8 in. (5.43 grams, 23 mm).
Green glazed composition plaque with two tilapia fish placed tête-bêche, two groups of hieroglyphs to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 54(h).
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