About the lot N° 78
Title : FIVE EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS AMULETIC INLAYS
Provenance : Formerly in a Swiss private collection. Notes : VARIOUS PROPERTIESNo VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.Please note that descriptions of lots in this catalogue do not include references to condition. Condition reports are available on request. Please contact the Antiquities department administrator.For similar, cf. C. Loeben and A. Wiese, exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo! Die ägyptische Sammlung des Konditorei-und Kaffeehaus-Besitzers Achille Groppi (1890-1949), Basel and Hannover, 2008, pp.145-147, nos 103-107.Inlays would have adorned wooden chests, other items of furniture or coffins. The vulture respresented Mut, the consort of Amun or Nekhbet, the protective goddess of Upper Egypt and companion of Wadjet. The scarab was the symbol of rebirth and regeneration. Christie's, auctioneer, London, UK
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Sale title : Antiquities
Sale date : 13 Oct 2008
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
