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LOT 0460
Egyptian Poppy Amulet Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (3.55 grams total, 17-19 mm).
Three pendants each with poppy-head and loop at the apex. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a gentleman's family collection, 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n)
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