Lot 57
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FOUR EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS TYET AMULETS
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FOUR EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS TYET AMULETS

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

Details
FOUR EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS TYET AMULETS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Each 'girdle of Isis' with green and gold iridescence
1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm.) high max (4)
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; gifted by Dr. Keimer in 1954-1955.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Probably representing a folded cloth, the tyet amulet first appeared under Amenhotep III and called for the power of Isis to protect the mummified body, cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp. 44-45.

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