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LOT 0017
Egyptian Jasper Lion-Headed Cobra Amulet in Gold Frame
6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (2 grams, 18 mm).
The S-curved body resting on a tongue-shaped based, detailed hood, and delicate details to the head of a lioness; wrapped in a gold frame with suspension loop.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr K.A.
Private collection, Europe, 26 June 2009.
Cf. Reisner, G.A., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire, Nos.12528-13595, Vol. II, Amulets, Cairo, 1958, p.115 (no. CG13434) and pl.XVII, for a similar example in opaque red glass.
FootnotesThis amulet likely represents a goddess, either Sekhmet or Wadjet. Sekhmet is typically depicted as a lioness or lion-headed woman, while Wadjet appears in the form of a cobra. The lion-headed cobra form can be an allusion to the uraeus, worn on the crowns of royalty and deities for protection.
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LOT 0017
Egyptian Jasper Lion-Headed Cobra Amulet in Gold Frame
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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