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Lot 133*

An Egyptian turquoise glazed composition amulet of Taweret

6 July 2021, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian turquoise glazed composition amulet of Taweret
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The half-length figure of the hippopotamus-headed composite goddess characteristically depicted with broad muzzle and teeth bared, pendulous breasts and pregnant stomach, wearing a striated tripartite wig and broad collar, a hatched crocodile tail at the back, a ribbed suspension loop between the shoulders, 6cm high

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Provenance:
Oude Kunst- en Antiekbeurs Delft, prior to 1992.
Private collection, Geneva.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in 2006.

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