Auction 15 Part 1
ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES-DAY 1
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Saturday, Feb 22, 1:00 PM
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LOT 48:
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF OMPHALE/BAUBO
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF OMPHALE/BAUBO
Ptolemaic or Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - AD 300.A faience amulet of Omphale in bright blue glaze faience. The figure is depicted as a naked woman in a squatting position with legs spread. Her headdress, breasts, abdomen, and feet are accentuated with bright yellow colouration. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 15.43.329. Size: 28mm x 20mm; weight 3gProvenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the UK art market, pre-2000.
