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LOT 0468
Egyptian Seated Cat Amulet
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
5/8 in. (1.82 grams, 16 mm).
A carved carnelian amuletic pendant of the cat goddess Bastet, sitting on a rectangular base, suspension loop behind the shoulders. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980s.
Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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