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LOT 0454
Egyptian Orange Carnelian Poppy Head Amulet
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, 1550-1292 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.20 grams, 11 mm).
Polished and with integral pierced suspension loop; element from a broad collar. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 40.9.26, for similar; Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n); Vilímková, M., Egyptian Jewellery, London-New York-Sydney-Toronto, 1969, no. 68, for an elaborate necklace composed of gold and carnelian poppy-head beads.
Footnotes
Amulets in the form of poppies were used to heal and alleviate pain and to ward off death. These types of amulets were also linked to Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.
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