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LOT 0500

Egyptian Red Jasper Bird Amulet

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1/2 in. (1.35 grams, 13 mm).

The seated figure of a duck(?), its small carefully rendered head with internally detailed eyes; a transverse suspension hole through its folded wings. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.61, pl.60b, for a duck amulet, considered to represent a food offering or a symbol of resurrection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0500

Egyptian Red Jasper Bird Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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