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Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing
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LOT 0018

Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing

CIRCA 500 B.C.

2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (25 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case).

From mummy wrappings, Horus falcon with spread wings wearing a sun disc and gripping a shen symbol in each claw; applied to a woven fabric backing; held in a membranous display frame.

Provenance

From a Spanish collection, formerly with a German dealership in the 1980s.

Footnotes

Similar in form to the elaborate inlaid gold pectoral discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun, for which see Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, p.134, no. 117.

CONDITION
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LOT 0018

Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430

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