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LOT 0497
Egyptian White Cat Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (2.32 grams, 25.54 mm).
Modelled in the round, sitting on a trapezoidal base, ears pricked, ribbed loop behind shoulders.
ProvenanceEx London gentleman's collection, by descent 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 29(c), for type.
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