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LOT 0003
Large Egyptian Triad Faience Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (45 grams, 62 mm).
Olive-green glazed composition amulet with triad of deities: Isis and Nephthys wearing their usual headdresses, flanking Harpocrates with his side-lock; all three with hands joined; ribbed suspension loop above.
ProvenancePart of an old collection dating back to the 19th century.
Ex property of a gentleman, acquired before the 1980s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.XXVII, no.152b, for a similar example.
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Egyptian Bronze Anubis Finial
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Opening Bid: £325
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Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Print of Thebes
1820 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Adam et Leisnier - Thèbes - Byban el Molouk - 1.2. Plan et coupe du quatrième tombeau des rois à l'ouest 3.4. Plan et coupe du cinquième tombeau à l'ouest 5.6. Plan et coupe du cinquième tombeau à l'est - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 78 from La Description de l’Égypte: Antiquités, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Égypte with later backing sheet. 360 grams, 134 x 66 cm (sheet)
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
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