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LOT 0502
Egyptian Faience Lotus Flower Amulet
18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1353-1336 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.26 grams, 14 mm).
A blue glazed composition pendant in the form of a lotus, with some repair to the suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx early 20th century London collection.
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LOT 0502
Egyptian Faience Lotus Flower Amulet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Mixed Scarab Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £780
Stone plaque with raised relief depictions of the Apis bull and a falcon deity beneath; a mixed group of scarabs and scaraboids, most bearing text or motifs on the underside, including: a rope border enclosing the head of a lion wearing a sun disc and uraeus; a plain gold scaraboid; a line border enclosing the throne name of Amenhotep III (neb-maat-Re); an indeterminate standing figure; a central hes- vase flanked by rearing cobras; a group of hieroglyphs, perhaps a slightly incorrect spelling of the throne name of Amenhotep II (akheperu-Re); and a group of four hieroglyphs. 36.9 grams total, 14-35 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
