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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A fine selection of five mold-formed faience amulets that are covered in lustrous layers of green or blue-green glaze. First are a trio of slender perfume vials shaped like classic alabastrons with tapered bases and perforated upper suspension loops. Second is an effigy of Thoth - the god of writing and intelligence - in his baboon-headed form depicted striding atop an integral plinth, a suspension hole is drilled laterally through the top of the back pillar. The largest amulet features a hedgehog walking atop an integral plinth with incised grooves indicative of its spines. Size of largest (hedgehog): 0.75 L x 0.625 W (1.9 cm x 1.6 cm) Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA, ex-private Goodstein collection, New York, USA, acquired in 1990s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #157292
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Estimate (low-high) : 600 USD-900 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 6A
Title : Egyptian Glazed Faience Amulets
Condition report : All pieces have minor nicks and light fading to glaze pigment, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of glaze pigment throughout.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Antiquities | Ethnographica | Fine Art
Sale date : 28 Jul 2022 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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