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LOT 0415

Estimate
GBP (£) 250 - 350
EUR (€) 300 - 420
USD ($) 320 - 450

EGYPTIAN HARDSTONE ARCHITECTURAL AMULET
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (2.38 grams, 25 mm).

Amuletic model of a stonemason's plummet.

PROVENANCE:
with Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Paris, France.
From the collection of Mr H. Naudy, Paris, France.
Acquired at between 2004-2010.
Property of a French collector.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.186(c).

FOOTNOTES:
The stonemason’s plumb bob amulet symbolised integrity, moral uprightness, emotional equilibrium, and balance.

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