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LOT 630:
EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI CAT SHAPED AMULET
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Sold for: £1,500
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£300 - £600
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EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI CAT SHAPED AMULET
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC.An Egyptian blue lapis lazuli amulet depicting a cat, most likely the goddess Sekhmet. The cat is standing on its front paws with symmetrical and stylised features, on top of a rectangular base. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 74.51.4502.Size: 10mm x 7mm; Weight: 0.5gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.
