NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1353-1336 B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN GLASS TAWERET AMULET
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1353-1336 B.C.
Representing the hippopotamus goddess standing, in white and green glass, with suspension loop
1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm.) high

Provenance

The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.

Exhibited

Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 55a.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Sale room notice

The illustration for lot 73 has been mis-labelled as lot 75 in the printed and online catalogue.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 108, no. 55a.

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