拍品 57
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FOUR EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS TYET AMULETS
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FOUR EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS TYET AMULETS

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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FOUR EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT GLASS TYET AMULETS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Each 'girdle of Isis' with green and gold iridescence
1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm.) high max (4)
來源
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; gifted by Dr. Keimer in 1954-1955.
注意事項
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

拍品專文

Probably representing a folded cloth, the tyet amulet first appeared under Amenhotep III and called for the power of Isis to protect the mummified body, cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp. 44-45.