Lot Essay
Cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p. 37, no. 33c, for a similar amulet dating from the Late Period.
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PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BLUE AND YELLOW GLASS HYBRID AMULET
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a syncretistic deity composed of a dwarf's body with a ram's head, falcon's wings and tail in opaque blue glass, preserving remains of yellow disc and crescent moon headdress
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a syncretistic deity composed of a dwarf's body with a ram's head, falcon's wings and tail in opaque blue glass, preserving remains of yellow disc and crescent moon headdress
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.
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 92 has been mis-labelled as lot 93 in the printed and online catalogue.