Lot no. 52
EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE AMULET PLAQUE IN THE SHAPE OF A BABOON
18th Dynasty, Ca. 1500 - 1300 BC
An amuletic plaque crafted from blue faience, shaped like a baboon, with an inscription referencing Amun-Re as the “Lord of Thebes” on its base. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: 19mm x 13mm; Weight: 3g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
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