LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC, CIRCA 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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FIVE EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS AMULETIC INLAYS
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC, CIRCA 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Comprising a Horus falcon with detailed feathering; another smaller falcon; a vulture; a scarab beetle; and a mummiform deity wearing lappeted wig
1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high max. (5)

Provenance

Formerly in a Swiss private collection.

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Lot Essay

Cf. C. Loeben and A. Wiese, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo! Die ägyptische Sammlung des Konditorei-und Kaffeehaus-Besitzers Achille Groppi (1890-1940), Basel and Hanover, 2008, pp. 145-147, nos. 103-107 for similar.

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