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LOT 0493

Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 700
EUR (€) 580 - 810
USD ($) 670 - 940

EGYPTIAN GOLD FROG AMULET
LATE NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1070-900 B.C.
1/8 in. (0.54 grams, 6 mm).

In naturalistic crouching pose on an oval base; underside with incised hieroglyphs, possibly a falcon with sun disc behind atop a neb sign, writing 'Lord Ra-Horakhty'.

PROVENANCE:
From an early 20th century French collection.

CONDITION
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