Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN GOLD URAEUS PLAQUE

EGYPTIAN GOLD URAEUS PLAQUE - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. An Egyptian 23 ct gold plaque in the shape of a Uraeus. The rearing cobra is detailed with anatomical features, rendered with horizontal lines. For similar see: Met Museum Accession Number: 25.3.167. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: 19mm x 13mm; Weight: 0.3g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.