LATE NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1150-350 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN SHEET GOLD AMULET OF KHONSU
LATE NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1150-350 B.C.
The seated falcon-headed moon-god depicted wearing a tripartite wig and collar, surmounted by a moon-disc and uraeus, suspension hoop behind
1 in. (2.5 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. 67.

Special notice

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

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 123, no. 67.

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