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Lot 112*

An Egyptian carnelian amulet of Meretseger

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,500 - £2,000

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An Egyptian carnelian amulet of Meretseger
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
The flat-backed cobra goddess with sinuous body, wearing a wig and short crown, 3.2cm long

Footnotes

Provenance:
The Harer Family Trust Collection, acquired in 2007.
Gustave Jequier (1868-1946) Collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Thence by descent to his niece.

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