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LOT 0410
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulets
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (2.12 grams total, 15-16 mm).
Matched pair of amulets with a long cylindrical neck and a spherical body, with a ribbed suspension loop above. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1920s-1940s.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
Amulets in the form of poppies were used to heal and alleviate pain. These types of amulets were also linked to Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.
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LOT 0410
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulets
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £50
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £270
Openwork beaded panel depicting a mummy mask with tripartite beard, a winged scarab below with the Four Sons of Horus, Hapy, Imsety, Qebehsenuef, and Duamutef below; restrung. 40.7 grams, 22 cm
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