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LOT 0448

Egyptian Hardstone and Faience Amulet Collection

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1/2 - 1 in. (10.8 grams total, 13-25 mm).

Including red jasper heart ib, bunch of grapes, seated Hathor, Horus falcon, a sow, hand in 'fica' gesture, tilapia fish and other types. [11, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.

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LOT 0448

Egyptian Hardstone and Faience Amulet Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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