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LOT 2052
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 3/8 in. (5.88 grams, 41.5 cm).
Composed of small oblate and annular beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Watercolour Painting Group
Persia, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Three bifacial pages, each with recto with multiple lines of text and verso with watercolour painting between panels of text, including mounted riders in hunting, sports and battle scenes. 4 grams total, 15 x 10 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Grand Tour Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphics
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Anatomical detailing to the carapace, head and legs, underside with twelve lines of hieroglyphic text, replicating the royal scarab of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III (ca. 1390–1352 B.C.), commemorating the construction of an artificial lake for his principal wife, Tiye. 326 grams, 98 mm
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This is a replica of one of several commemorative scarabs issued by Pharaoh Amenhotep III to celebrate various events. The text reads: Regnal Year 11 under the majesty of Horus, the Strong Bull Appearing in Truth, Two Ladies, Who Established the Laws and Pacifies the Two Lands, Horus of Gold, Strong of Arm who Smites the Asiatics, King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebmaatre, Son of Re, Amenhotep Ruler of Thebes given life, the great royal wife Tiye, may she live, whose father's name is Yuya and whose mother's name is Tjuyu. His majesty commanded the making of a basin for the great royal wife Tiye, may she live, in her town of Djarukha. Its length is 3700 (cubits) and its width is 700 (cubits.) (His Majesty) celebrated the opening of the lake in the third month of the Akhet season, day 16. The procession of his majesty in the royal barge Aten-Tjehen (literally, 'the dazzling sun disk') was in it. -
Post Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Crown
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Rectangular panel in lead frame, painted with a crown with band of roundels at the brow and lozenge leaves with trefoils between. 94 grams, 11.6 cm
with De Baecque Vente Aux Encheres, 8 June 2023, no.511. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Probably the crown of a French marquis with strawberry leaves and pearl clusters.
