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LOT 0490
Egyptian Gold Uraeus Amulet
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1070-900 B.C.
3/8 in. (0.38 grams, 11 mm).
Depicting a rearing cobra sporting a sun disc with its coiled body below resting on the hieroglyphic neb sign.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century French collection.
LiteratureCf. 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 0490
Egyptian Gold Uraeus Amulet
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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