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LOT 0451
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
EGYPTIAN SILVER CAT AMULET
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.57 grams, 12 mm).
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.57 grams, 12 mm).
Modelled seated on a tongue-shaped base, with facial detailing and suspension loop to the back. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From an early 20th century collection.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 29(c).
FOOTNOTES:
The cat was sacred to Bastet, a protective mother goddess and the daughter of the sun god Re. Amulets provided the wearer with the goddess's protection.
