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LOT 2232
Civil War Iron Shot Collection
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 2 3/8 in. (1.66 kg total, 37-61 mm).
Comprising small grape or canister shots, and a larger shot, likely for a smoothbore cannon. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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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Grand Tour Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphics
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Anatomical detailing to the carapace, head and legs, underside with nine lines of hieroglyphic text, replicating the royal scarab of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III (ca. 1390–1352 B.C.), commemorating a lion hunt. 256 grams, 89 mm
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Cloison with impressed relief bust of a youthful male with laurel wreath to his brow; surface accretions. 1.26 grams, 17 mm
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