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LOT 0053
Early Phoenician Alabaster Vase
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (769 grams, 13.1 cm).
With bulbous body, broad flared neck, flange rim, dimple to underside of base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; by descent to the current owner.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13222-249180.
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LOT 0053
Early Phoenician Alabaster Vase
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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Egypto-Phoenician Faience Amulet Group
4th-2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising flat discs with perforations and a trussed duck with its head laid along its spine. 18.74 grams total, 15-30 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Egyptian Brown Quartzite Figure of the Baboon God Thoth
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Carved in a typical pose, sitting on its haunches with its tail curving around the right side, its front paws resting on its knees and protruding beneath its thick furry pelt, with incised detailing, its feet either side of the phallus, the head with bulbous, striated hair on either side, chipped, snout restored; seated on a high shrine-shaped plinth with squared front and rounded back, featuring a cavetto cornice and roll detailing on the upper part. 1.15 kg, 15 cm
From a deceased American estate, 1970-1989. with Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, no.35. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12368-226706.
The baboon was an animal manifestation of the god Thoth, the patron deity of Hermopolis Magna, who was revered for his association with knowledge, writing, and healing. -
Egyptian Faience Scaraboid with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Bifacial scaraboid with hieroglyphs including an ankh to one side and the other with a wedjat. 0.75 grams, 13 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
