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LOT 0433
Egyptian Gold Uraeus Amulet
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1279-1070 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.
Provenance
From an early 20th century French collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 0433
Egyptian Gold Uraeus Amulet
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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