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LOT 0015
Egyptian Faience Papyrus Stalk Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (9.05 grams, 62 mm).
With stylised incised lotus petal detailing to base and neck; suspension loop.
Provenance
Ex collection Emil Saad, Paris-Alexandria.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 10.130.1818, for similar.
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