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LOT 0462
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Heart Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.05 grams, 19 mm).
Carved in the round with lateral lugs and integral loop above.
ProvenanceEx D collection, 1940.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.I, nos.7a-p, for type.
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