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LOT 0014
Egyptian Alabaster Headrest Pillar with Hieroglyphic Inscription
OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, 2494-2181 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (628 grams, 12 cm).
Formed as a carved cone with fluting to the vertical face; plain panel with incised hieroglyphic text and cartouche; one part of a head-rest assembly.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr A., Montreal, acquired in the early 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1993.
Thence by descent, family collection, from the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12849-241633.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. head-rest assembly in the British Museum, accession no.EA30413.
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LOT 0014
Egyptian Alabaster Headrest Pillar with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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Egyptian Faience Phallic Amulet
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 323 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Pendant plaque of male genitals with loop above. 1.08 grams, 17 mm
From an early 20th century collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Historic Collection of 794 Slides of Archaeological Sites in Egypt
1960s-1980s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering Karnak, Hypostyle Hall, Ptah Khonsu, Tombs of the Nobles, Rekh Mire Ramuse, Deir el Medina, and general sites etc. 4.11 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988. -
Egyptian Limestone Fragment
New Kingdom, 1550-1295 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Architectural fragment with two dressed faces; incised design comprising: vertical border to the left; a band of hieroglyphic text at the top; an arch enclosing a seated figure in profile wearing a tripartite wig and collar with curved beard, head cone and frond above; curved linear element meeting the end of the beard; traces of white, blue, red-brown and other pigments; chamfered edge pierced in modern times for mounting. 190 grams, 10.8 cm
From the estate of a deceased American, acquired between 1970-1989. with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, no.23 [part]. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
