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LOT 0001
Egyptian Applique with Aphrodite
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
3 3/8 in. (85 grams, 86 mm).
Fragment from a representation of the nude Aphrodite in high-relief, crouching with her left knee raised and her right knee touching the ground, holding her long hair with her hands and wearing a diadem on her head; an appliqué from a vessel with minor filling at the right thigh.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Somerset, England.
with M.B., Los Angeles County, acquired 2014-2015 at a sale in the UK.
with Ancient Resource, USA, Auction 70, 06 October 2018, no.7.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0001
Egyptian Applique with Aphrodite
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Artefact Collection
Late-Coptic Period, 664 B.C.-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including textile fragment, spindle whorl, shabti and other items. 41 grams total, 1.4-11 cm
From an old English collection. The shabti acquired from Den of Antiquity in 2011. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Egyptian Bronze Figurine of Harpocrates
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Modelled in the round depicted in a seated pose with bold sidelock reaching to the shoulder; kilt to the thighs, D-shaped base beneath the feet, socket to the middle of the back; provided with a custom-made display stand. 146 grams, 12.2 cm (202 grams total, 13.7 cm including stand)
with Max Hagemann, prior 1964. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Harpocrates is the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Hor-pa-khered, which translates as 'Horus the Child', referring to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. -
Egyptian Silver Crocodile Amulet
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Figure of a crocodile modelled in the round with pierced suspension lug. 0.49 grams, 15 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.
Crocodile amulets were worn for protective purposes to guard against dangerous creatures.
