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LOT 0503
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (6.59 grams total, 16-18 mm).
Each a bulbous poppy-head with loop at the apex. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n)
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