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LOT 0004
Egyptian Striding Silver Amun-Re Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (14.6 grams, 63 mm).
Advancing on a rectangular base, wearing a kilt and shuti, a two-feather adornment, for the crown.
ProvenanceMr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present.
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, p. 41, fig. 38, for examples of amulets of gods in precious metals.
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