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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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Opening Bid: £350
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Egyptian Artefact Collection
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Comprising: a wooden arm from a diorama; a wooden sun disc with red pigment; a dark blue composition scaraboid; and a blue-glazed ring fragment with Wedjat eye to the bezel. 6.5 grams total, 18-83 mm
UK private collection. Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, Nottingham, UK, 1980. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
