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Three Egyptian glazed composition amulets
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1 December 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Three Egyptian glazed composition amulets
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.
Comprising a figure of Sekhmet, standing on an integral base, her arms held to her sides, wearing a tightly-fitted sheath dress and tripartite wig with uraeus, with suspension loop behind, 4.3cm high; an amulet representing Thoth as a baboon, shown squatting with a large detailed mane, 2cm high; and an amulet of Nut, the sky goddess depicted as a sow, 1.8cm long (3)

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Provenance:
Sekhmet: Mrs Bea Nägelin collection, Basel, gifted to her as a wedding present in 1960.
Thoth: Hawthorne collection, formed 1950's and 1960's; and thence by inheritance.
with Noele and Ronald Mele, Westport, 2008.
Nut: Dr John Winnie collection, St Mary's, GA, 1960s-1970s.
with Noele and Ronald Mele, Westport, 2011.
All: Private collection, Europe.

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