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LOT 0467
Egyptian Gold Horus Amulet
LATE DYNASTIC PERIOD, 664-343 B.C. OR EARLIER
3/8 in. (1.13 grams, 9 mm).
Depicting the god Horus represented here as a falcon, surmounting the rectangular serekh, in turn considered to represent the façade of a royal palace; a pair of piercings through the sides for suspension; remains of bitumen.
ProvenanceEarly 20th century French collection.
LiteratureSee Aldred, C., Jewels of the Pharaohs, London, 1971, p.21, no.1, for closely comparable gold elements from the bracelet of King Djer of the First Dynasty.
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