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LOT 0474

Egyptian Gold Uraeus Appliqué

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

3/4 in. (0.87 grams, 21 mm).

Sheet-gold repoussé mount with S-curved serpentine body, ovoid head; edges recurved. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old UK collection, 1980s.

Literature

Cf. Kalloniatis, F., The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum, Oxford, 2019, pp.303-304, pl.61, no.383, for examples of uraei as amuletic mounts.

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LOT 0474

Egyptian Gold Uraeus Appliqué

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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