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LOT 0043
Large Phoenicio-Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Feline Head
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (31.9 grams, 46 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with fine detailing and a ribbed suspension loop.
Provenance
Ex collection of a Surrey lady, circa 1940s.
Literature
Cf. Schweitzer, A., Traunecker, C., Strasbourg Musée archéologique. Antiquités égyptiennes de la collection G. Schlumberger, Paris, 1998, pp. 75-76, nos. 153-154, for two comparable faience amulets.
Footnotes
It is unclear which deity the head represents, though either Sekhmet or Bastet is likely.
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LOT 0043
Large Phoenicio-Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Feline Head
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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