Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
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New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C. A group of five faience amulets, each mounted on a custom-made display stand, comprising: a pale green-glazed amulet of Khnum wearing the Atef crown, on a wooden stand; a pale green-glazed amulet of Shu in profile, perspex mounted; a pale green-glazed amulet of a hare, the long ears with some linear detail, perspex mounted; a blue-glazed composition amulet of an ibis, suspension loop on its back, perspex mounted; a trussed bull in red stone imitating jasper, possibly New Kingdom period, possibly from a foundation deposit, perspex mounted. 37.4 grams total, 33-63 mm including stand (1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in.). Hans Becker collection. With Bonhams, 21 April 2005, lot 42 (part). Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by part of an original Bonhams catalogue page. [5]
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Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
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