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LOT 1858
Grand Tour Sodalite Sekhmet Amulet
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (23 grams, 51 mm).
Carved in the round as a seated cat on a tongue-shaped base, loop above the shoulder blades. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, art market, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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