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Egyptian Amarna faience grape amulet

A small blue faience amulet representing a bunch of grapes with a pale green suspension loop.

Egypt, 18th Dynasty, Amarna, mid 14th Century BC

Lower loop lost otherwise intact

Size: 1.6 x 0.7 cms
 

Ex. private collection, London, UK; purchased at auction during the 1980's or early 1990's and reputedly acquired from the archaeologist Sir W M F Petrie.