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LOT 0010
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GBP (£) 600 - 800
EUR (€) 690 - 920
USD ($) 760 - 1,020
£240 (EUR 277; USD 305) (+bp*)
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA WITH CHAIN
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
9 5/8 in. (129 grams total, 24.5 cm high including stand).
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
9 5/8 in. (129 grams total, 24.5 cm high including stand).
With loops to the rim and short chains hanging from a hook finial; upper register with solar barque; the body with figure of priapic god Amun-Min and offerant before an offering table; lotus-flower motif to the base; mounted on a custom-made stand.
PROVENANCE:
Ex S.M. collection, Israel.
Ex Ancient Art, London N14, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
LITERATURE:
Cf. similar item in considerably worse condition in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1881,0830.519.
