Lot Essay
Item one: cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum, London, 1994, p. 62, pl. 416.
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CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. OR EARLIER
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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION HORUS FALCON 'FLY' AMULET
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. OR EARLIER
In the form of a pair of wing cases, surmounted by a falcon head wearing lappets and a beaded collar, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high; and five other faience amulets, namely a falcon, sow, crocodile, cow-headed goddess Hathor, and Ptah with inscribed back pillar, 3rd-1st Century B.C., 1½ in. (4 cm.) high max. (6)
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. OR EARLIER
In the form of a pair of wing cases, surmounted by a falcon head wearing lappets and a beaded collar, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high; and five other faience amulets, namely a falcon, sow, crocodile, cow-headed goddess Hathor, and Ptah with inscribed back pillar, 3rd-1st Century B.C., 1½ in. (4 cm.) high max. (6)
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