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LOT 0476
Egyptian Faience Phallic Amulet
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, 323 B.C.-323 A.D.
5/8 in. (1.08 grams, 17 mm).
Pendant plaque of male genitals with loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. I, 16a-d, for similar examples.
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Gently trapezoidal plinth with the finely detailed figure of a crocodile on top. 17.8 grams, 46 mm
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Private collection of Mr A., Montreal, acquired in the early 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1993. Thence by descent, family collection, from the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12849-241633. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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