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LOT 0501
Egyptian Gold Uraeus Amulet
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1070-900 B.C.
3/8 in. (0.38 grams, 11 mm).
In rearing cobra pose with body coiled below.
Provenance
From an early 20th century French collection.
Literature
Cf. Charron, A., Barbotin, C., Khâemouaset, le prince archéologue, savoir et pouvoir à l’époque de Ramsès II,Gand, 2016, p.111 nos.36-37, for two similarly styled examples.
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LOT 0501
Egyptian Gold Uraeus Amulet
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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