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An Egyptian lapis lazuli amulet of Banebdjedet image 1
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Lot 126*

An Egyptian lapis lazuli amulet of Banebdjedet

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

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An Egyptian lapis lazuli amulet of Banebdjedet
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The four-headed ram deity representing the four forms of Banebdjedet of Mendes, 2.5cm wide

Footnotes

Provenance:
The Harer Family Trust Collection, acquired 28 February 2011.
Joel Malter Collection, Los Angeles, acquired in the 1960s and 1970s.
Accompanied by a copy of the Harer Collection index card.

Literature:
For a similar example, cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig. 41f; there is also a related lapis example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 26.7.894.

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