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LOT 0053
Egyptian Faience Sekhmet Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (4.75 grams, 39 mm).
Glazed composition amuletic pendant of lioness-headed goddess Sekhmet seated on a throne with sceptre held to her chest.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr A.M.
Ex Artemission, London SW5, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity and invoice.
Cf. statue in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA71 showing Sekhmet with sceptre.
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Egyptian Artefact Collection
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Egyptian Faience Beaded Mummy Mask with Sons of Horus
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Restrung netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard, a scarab with extended wings below, the 'Four Sons of Horus’ beneath the scarab, joined together with areas of open netting of tubular beads; mounted in a glazed frame with papyrus backing. 563 grams total, 31.2 x 21 cm
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