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LOT 0441
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet Group
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (3.67 grams total, 17-19 mm).
Three pendants each with poppy-head and loop at the apex. [3, 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., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n).
FootnotesAmulets in the form of poppies were used to heal and alleviate pain and to ward off death. These types of amulets were also linked to Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.
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