Bidspirit auction | Large Egyptian Faience Papyrus Amulet


Large Egyptian Faience Papyrus Amulet Pendant - Late Period, 664-332 B.C. With stylised incised lotus petal detailing to base and neck; ribbed suspension loop. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.II, no.20d, for a similar example. 11 grams, 66 mm (2 1/2 in.). with Bonhams, Antiquities, 21 October 1999, no.432-436. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)