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LOT 0458
Egyptian Silver Gazelle Amulet
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (1 grams, 21 mm).
Figure of a leaping gazelle modelled in the half-round, two attachment loops to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Aldred, C., Jewels of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Jewellery of the Dynastic Period, London, 1971, pp. 74, 202, fig. 55, for the ‘falcon collar’ of Queen Ahhotep, which includes similar leaping ibex figures.
Footnotes
The ‘flying gallop’ pose of animal figures, including the ibex, in ancient Egyptian jewellery elements is considered to be of Aegean influence.
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