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LOT 0502
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'.
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 0502
Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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French private collection. From the 'Yvelines Department', Northern France. with Mme Digard, Drouot, Paris, 7 February 2011, no.107. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12072-218133.
