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LOT 0442
Large Egyptian Faience Heart Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (7.66 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the round with a piriform body and two lateral projections with striations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx N. Thomas private collection, UK, 1980s-1990s.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
See Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.I, nos.7a-p, for type.
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