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Rare Egyptian Gold Hieroglyphic Ankh-Was Amulet
(Life and Dominion) Flat sheet back with loop. Likely a royal piece.
3d Intermediate to Late Period, Dynasty XXV–XXVI, ca. 732–525 BC
Intact, 13 x 12.5 mm (1/2 x 1⁄2")
#5665
Ex: Swiss private collection, Bouvier family, documented in 1959.
Exhibited: BRAFA Art Fair. (Brussels, 26 Jan- 2 Feb 2020) Published: Antiquarium, Ltd.; Ancient Treasures XVIII. (London, 2019) p.7
Comparanda: Lacovara, Peter & Yvonne J. Markowitz; Nubian gold : ancient jewelry from Sudan and Egypt (New York, 2019) pp. 142-143, no. 116 Vernier, Emile ; Catalogue General des Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire. fasc. 4: Bijoux et Orfevreries (Cairo, 1927) Pl. CI, no. 5, p. 429. (Cairo Museum no. 53296)