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Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet
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LOT 0448

Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1 1/8 in. (2.58 grams, 27 mm).

Carved with integral loop to the reverse; old inked collector's reference 'ES716'.

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.81(c).

Footnotes

This 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 0448

Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet

Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)

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