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LOT 0448
Egyptian Hardstone Sekhmet Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (1.99 grams, 25 mm).
With dorsal pillar pierced for suspension; on a rectangular base.
ProvenanceBritish collection formed before the 1960s.
Property of L.G.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.66(i).
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