Didier Attaix Posted July 16 · Supporter Share Posted July 16 Hi everybody, I received today a very rare amulet, which I believed to be a Sobek-Amun-Re. To my knowledge there is a single parallel in the Israel Museum #97.63.80 badly damaged. The first good surprise is that the amulet is larger than described: L 6.0, W 1.7, H 1.8 instead of L 5.0, W 1.5 and H 1.5 as advertised by Sedart.com. For such small artifact this is important. The second good surprise is that Sedart.com sent me the original COA of the previous owner. First time I am receiving reliable information concerning the previous history of an artifact. Thus, I fully recommend Sedart.com! Pictures of this amulet are attached. Best, Didier 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwerpen2306 Posted July 16 · Member Share Posted July 16 Beautiful, I dont know sedart.com but ik looks interesting albert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted July 16 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 16 Thanks Albert. I sent my pictures above to Marcel Marée, Curator of the British Museum. Marcel confirmed that my interpretation was correct, this is a Sobek-Amun-Re amulet. Sobek because of the crocodile, Amun because of the ram's head and Re because Sobek is often represented with the double plumes of this major god. Best, Didier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted July 17 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 17 9 hours ago, Didier Attaix said: Hi everybody, I received today a very rare amulet, which I believed to be a Sobek-Amun-Re. To my knowledge there is a single parallel in the Israel Museum #97.63.80 badly damaged. The first good surprise is that the amulet is larger than described: L 6.0, W 1.7, H 1.8 instead of L 5.0, W 1.5 and H 1.5 as advertised by Sedart.com. For such small artifact this is important. The second good surprise is that Sedart.com sent me the original COA of the previous owner. First time I am receiving reliable information concerning the previous history of an artifact. Thus, I fully recommend Sedart.com! Pictures of this amulet are attached. Best, Didier When I try going to the website you mention, it appears not to exist. Or the link doesn't work for some other reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted July 17 · Supporter Share Posted July 17 18 minutes ago, DonnaML said: When I try going to the website you mention, it appears not to exist. Or the link doesn't work for some other reason. Perhaps he means Setdart? Auction Gallery | Setdart Online | Fine Art and Antiques 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted July 17 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 17 Hi Donna and CPK Try this link : https://www.setdart.com/setdart/prensa/newlang=english.html Best, Didier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleun96 Posted July 17 · Member Share Posted July 17 Out of curiosity, what is the COA from the original owner like? Is it signed by the owner, and if so are they some authority on these types of items, or is it signed/issued by someone else who is? Just wondering since, as many of us know, COAs are often worth less than the paper they're printed on. Or is it perhaps a report/statement rather than an explicit COA, e.g. a museum curator stating it's genuine to the best of their knowledge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted July 17 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 17 Hi Kaleun, The COA was delivered by a professional seller, Galerie Jean and Huguette Ramié, in Cannes (Azur Coast). I knew this gallery because I bought in the past several artefacts from them. It mentions the name of the initial buyer with a coloured picture of the amulet. Best, Didier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted July 17 · Supporter Author Share Posted July 17 Hi again Kaleun, Not only there is a coloured picture of the amulet in the COA, but this picture is stamped by the Galerie Jean and Huguette Ramié, which is also very unusual. Thus this COA is perfect, very first time I get something like this. To end-up, the amulet was not broken and repaired in this picture. Thus, the previous owner should have broke it. Best, Didier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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