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CERCOPITHECUS AMULET IN FAIENCE
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CERCOPITHECUS AMULET IN FAIENCE
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
CERCOPITHECUS AMULET IN FAIENCE
Egyptian art, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 BC.
Amulet depicting a guenon, standing upright on its hind legs as if walking, with its arms by its sides and a loop on its back.
Collection labels on the plinth: ‘88’ and ‘T.1706’.
Height: 5.7 cm
Provenance: Collection of Mr G.S., antique dealer and interior designer in Paris, prior to 1940
Fraysse & Associés, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 6–7 December 2022: lot 27 (ill.)
Private collection, Paris
An Egyptian faience amulet of a standing monkey,
Late to Ptolemaic Period, 664–332 BC.
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