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LOT 0418
Egyptian Silver Neith Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (4.03 grams, 24 mm).
Modelled in the round with hands to her sides, dished panel above the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a London, UK, collection in 1980.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig.82c.
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