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LOT 0450
Egyptian Silver Hathor Amulet
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
3/8 in. (0.66 grams, 10 mm).
D-shaped mask representing the human-headed Hathor with cow ears and a short beard, with a ribbed suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Andrews, C., and van Dijk, J., Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz am Rhein, 2006, p.217, no.3.27, for type.
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