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LOT 0063
Egyptian Faience Ptah, Amun-Ra and Ra-Horakhty Triad Amulet
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
3 3/8 in. (88.8 grams total, 85 mm including stand).
Rectangular plaque with a ledge along the lower edge, featuring the half-round figures of Ptah, Amun-Ra, and Ra-Horakhty; each invoked in offering formulae written in three vertical columns on the back; a fragmentary suspension loop at the rear; mounted on a wooden display stand.
Provenance
From a deceased American estate, 1970-1989.
with Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, no.81.
Private collection, Europe.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00066707.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13190-249206.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 13(b).
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LOT 0063
Egyptian Faience Ptah, Amun-Ra and Ra-Horakhty Triad Amulet
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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