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Description : EIGHT EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS NEW KINGDOM TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 1550-30 B.C. Including four steatite scarabs: one with a Pharaoh aiming a bow at a rearing lion, a seated lion below with its head turned back, reading: "Amen-Re (is) my Lord;" one reading: "The Gold is (as) Grace and Protection;" and two from the reign of Tuthmosis III, the cartouche with Men-kheper-Re, the prenomen of the Pharaoh; one reading: "[King of Upper and Lower Egypt], Beautiful [God], Lord of the Two Lands, Men-kheper-[Re], [May he live forever!] or [Endowed with Life];" and one reading: "Mut appears in glory;" a carnelian wedjat-eye, with incised details; a blue faience wedjat-eye with black details; a blue faience round-topped amulet with Ibis-headed Thoth, returning the wedjat-eye above an offering stand, a suspension loop above; and a blue faience winged scarab, the separately-made body and two wings perforated for attachment Winged scarab: 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long (10)
Price: 5 000.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
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About the lot N° 671
Title : EIGHT EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS
Provenance : Two scarabs: Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2-3 June 1981, lot 556. Tuthmosis III Scarabs: with Joel L. Malter, Encino, California, 1981. Carnelian wedjat-eye: with L'Ibis Gallery, New York, 1979. Faience wedjat-eye, Thoth Amulet and Winged Scarab: with Di Lauro Antiquities, New York, 1979.
Christie's, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Antiquities
Sale date : 06 Jun 2013 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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