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LOT 0474
Egyptian Harpocrates Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 in. (6.72 grams, 51 mm high).
A composition amulet fragment of the god Harpocrates, modelled nude, with stylised facial features and the Sidelock of Youth; light blue-green glaze with darker glaze to his hair and the lower part of the hem-hemet crown; pierced lug to reverse of crown for suspension.
Provenance
Acquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
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LOT 0474
Egyptian Harpocrates Amulet
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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