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An Egyptian rock crystal amulet of Bastet

7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian rock crystal amulet of Bastet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Of slightly flattened form, the cat depicted seated on an integral plinth, her tail curling around her left haunch, an ankh engraved on the chest, pierced at the top of the head for attachment of a small gold ring, 3.8cm high

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Provenance:
with Charles Gillet (1879-1972), Lausanne.
Property from the Collection of the Late Marion Schuster (1902-84), Lausanne; Sotheby's, New York, 7 December 2001, lot 5.
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above sale.

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