Lot Essay
Cf. H. Schlögl (ed.), Le Don du Nil, Art Égyptien dans les Collections Suisses, Bâle, 1978, p. 87, no. 303.
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 600 B.C.
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A FRIT AMULET OF A CROCODILE
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 600 B.C.
Modelled naturalistically, pierced for suspension beneath the head, head chipped; and a green glazed composition wedjat-eye amulet, with details in black glaze and the eyebrow with incised hatching, ribbed suspension loop above, Late Period (712-332 B.C.)
2¾ in. (7 cm.) and 2.3/8 in. (6 cm.) long respectively (2)
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 600 B.C.
Modelled naturalistically, pierced for suspension beneath the head, head chipped; and a green glazed composition wedjat-eye amulet, with details in black glaze and the eyebrow with incised hatching, ribbed suspension loop above, Late Period (712-332 B.C.)
2¾ in. (7 cm.) and 2.3/8 in. (6 cm.) long respectively (2)