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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A beautiful and petite pendant depicting a recumbent ram that is hand-carved from mottled blue and cream lapis lazuli. The slender creature exhibits an ovoid body with a perky head boasting a pair of drilled eyes. A biconically drilled suspension hole is oriented vertically through the back so the pendant could be worn on a bracelet, a necklace strand, or woven into the lining of linen mummy wrappings. Rams in ancient Egypt were associated with fertility, war, and bravery. Size: 0.75 L x 0.625 H (1.9 cm x 1.6 cm) Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s 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 shipmost antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #165389
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Estimate (low-high) : 600 USD-900 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 20
Title : Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Ram Pendant
Condition report : Minor softening to carved eyes and frontal feet, with light encrustations within drilled suspension hole, otherwise intact and very good. Nice smooth surfaces throughout. Wearable on a modern necklace strand or bracelet.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, CO It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Summer Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Auction
Sale date : 22 Jul 2021 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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