RARE EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A JACKAL-HEADED COBRA

Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BC. > A gold pendant in the form of a jackal-headed cobra set on an integral flat rectangular plate. The figure has a serpentine body and a jackal head with tall pointed ears, an elongated muzzle and a striated wig. The front of the body is decorated with symmetrical bands of diagonal hatching. A suspension loop is attached behind the head. > > Size: 27mm x 22mm; Weight: 18.2g > Provenance: UK private collection; London market; ex Swiss collection, 1980s–2007. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. > >

Estimate:$2,665.6

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