Sale 1163
New York
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12 December 2002
Price realised
USD 299
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This lot is offered without a reserve
AN EGYPTIAN BONE AMULET Dynasty XXV-XXVI, 712-525 B.C. Now discolored, designed as an openwork double-sided composition, the front with the corpulent torso and limbs of Pataikos, the back depicting in relief a nude winged protective goddess facing right 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) high
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