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LOT 0421

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.
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 0421

Egyptian Gold Uraeus Amulet

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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