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LOT 0510
Egyptian Male Head Inlay
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1 in. (12.5 grams, 24 mm high).
A glass or garnet model of a clean-shaven male head with a headdress formed as rope bands; amuletic insert for a piece of jewellery.
Provenancewith HVMC, Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 19 January 2022, lot 63.
English private collection.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.69, for discussion
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LOT 0510
Egyptian Male Head Inlay
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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