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LOT 0444
Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (4.4 grams, 31 mm).
Carved with integral ribbed loop to the reverse; unfinished.
Provenancewith 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.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.81(c).
FootnotesThis ancient amulet represents two ostrich feathers or shuty. Interestingly, these feathers were also present on the Atef crown of Osiris, the god of the afterlife and the dead. This suggests the amulet was believed to imbue the wearer with Osiris' divine power and protection.
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LOT 0444
Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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