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LOT 0017
Egyptian Gold Pendant Collection
NEW KINGDOM-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 1550-30 B.C.
6 x 4 in. (235 grams total, 15.3 x 10 cm).
Comprising: a sheet-gold wedjat eye; a gold sheet penannular ring, possibly a wig ornament; a sheet-gold bead formed as a granulated female bust; gold aegis of Sekhmet wearing a broad collar and sun disc; a black snake's head mounted in gold with red carnelian eyes, possibly later replacements; mounted in display frame with purple velvet backing.
Provenance
with Christie’s, London, 10 December 1986, no.64 (part).
Property of a gentleman.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12130-214291.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.84, fig.86, for two similar examples of stone snake heads dated to the New Kingdom.
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