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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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Egyptian Rock Crystal Piriform Vessel
Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty, circa 2500-2200 B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Model amphora with trumpet-shaped mouth and piriform body; shallow socket above. 55 grams, 59 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13231-249997.
This model vessel was probably linked to the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual, which revived the deceased. -
Egyptian Carnelian Hair Ring Group
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £106
Each a penannular band with a barrel-shaped profile. 7.10 grams total, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Faience Scarab of Amenhotep III
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Detailed body and legs, underside with a cartouche of Amenhotep III containing his throne name Nebmaatre. 6.4 grams, 22 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
