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LOT 0528
Egyptian and Other Glass Collection
3RD CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/2 in. (66 grams total, 13-38 mm).
A mixed group of glass fragments. [25, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection, 1975-1978.
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Egyptian Blue Faience Plaque Fragment
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A fragment of a glazed composition frieze with corner-angle frame and head wearing a tripartite wig, possibly from a divine triad group; set within a kiosk with supporting papyrus columns. 4.68 grams, 31 mm
From a UK private collection, 1975-1978. -
Egyptian Cobra Statuette
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
A lead-alloy figurine of the sacred uraeus with coiled body, head raised and hood expanded ready to strike; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 42.9 grams total, 61 mm
Ex collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), France. -
Egyptian Black Burnished Ware Pilgrim's Flask
Graeco-Roman Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A ceramic black burnished ware pilgrim's flask of discoid form, short neck with collar, body with raised concentric roundels to both faces. 296 grams, 15.8 cm high
Acquired in Egypt in 1960 whilst working at the British Council. Ex Andrews collection.
This resembles an Etruscan style bucchero impasto flask of circa 700-600 B.C., suggesting that this was an import into Egypt; a comparable example is in the Penn Museum (inventory no. MS 3431).
