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LOT 0470
Egyptian Hardstone Amulet Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (3.61 grams total, 14-23 mm).
Comprising: a melon bead; double plume with inked collector's reference to the reverse 'ES.7'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceLeft Amulet: Brought by missionaries in the 19th century. Acquired in 1962. Ex Haeberlin collection. From a North German private collection E.S. with Gorny Mosch, Munich, Germany, 16 December 2015, 828 (Part)
Right Amulet: From the collection of Doctor Girard, a collector for over 60 years. with Hotel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 May 2017. Property of a French collector.
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