The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
An Egyptian Gold Amulet of the Ba-bird, 30th Dynasty/Ptolemaic Period, 380-30 B.C.
Lot Closed
April 11, 01:58 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
in flight with the wings outstretched and legs folded back, and wearing a broad collar and rounded wig, a suspension loop above the breast.
Width 5 cm.
Probably acquired by Henry Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947) in Egypt in 1915/16 or in Cairo in 1923.