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LOT 0410
Egyptian Orange Carnelian Poppy Head Amulet
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, 1550-1292 B.C.
3/8 in. (0.3 grams, 12 mm).
Polished and with integral suspension loop. [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. Hermann, C., Ägyptische Amulette aus Palästina/Israel: Band III, Fribourg/Göttingen, 2006, pl.CI, no.460, for a similar example.
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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