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LOT 0482
Egyptian Alabaster Hes-vase
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1069-702 B.C.
8 in. (350 grams, 20 cm).
A carved alabaster hes-vase, with hatched bands to the shoulder and base.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990.
With a central London gallery.
Private collection of a North West London lady.
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LOT 0482
Egyptian Alabaster Hes-vase
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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A cream-white ceramic mask with heavy brow over a narrow bridge to the nose, voids for the eyes, small deep-set mouth with full lower lip, rounded chin; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 739 grams total, 25 cm high including stand
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Egyptian Cartonnage Foot Covering with Anubis
Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period, 305 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £826
A polychrome painted cartonnage foot-case from a cartonnage mummy with two stylised bare feet to the upper face, each with a ankle panel with the god Anubis in jackal form with a flail over the shoulder, framed by geometric borders which continue around the perimeter of the foot cover; soles of polychrome chequered sandals to base. 295 grams, 25 cm wide
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
Foot-cases like this were part of group of cartonnage adornments for a mummy, which usually comprised a mask, broad collar, stomach cover, leg section, and foot-case. For a complete set found on a mummy from Abydos see Scott III, G.D., Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale, Yale, 1986, pp.160-161.
