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Egyptian Amulet Collection. "New Kingdom-Late...

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Egyptian Amulet Collection. "New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C. A mixed group of glazed composition amulets and beads comprising: white rectangular bead with Tilapia fish in high-relief and two cobras flanking a hem ideogram; turquoise frog on heater-shaped base with serpent to the underside; green scaraboid with wedjat to the carapace, Hathor sistrum with cow's horns to the underside; green ram-headed scaraboid with hieroglyphs to the underside; green cylinder with scarab motif; green wedjat with a cartouche of Thutmose III to the reverse; green rectangular bead with djed pillar flanked by ostrich feathers and incuse hieroglyphs to the reverse. See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion. 14.3 grams total, 14-27 mm (1/2 - 1 in.). Two amulets with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, UK, 3 October 2000, lot 385 [Part].Private Swiss collection.Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. [7] [For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price] "