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LOT 0466
Egyptian Artefact Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (6.5 grams total, 18-83 mm).
Comprising: a wooden arm from a diorama; a wooden sun disc with red pigment; a dark blue composition scaraboid; and a blue-glazed ring fragment with Wedjat eye to the bezel. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection.
Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, Nottingham, UK, 1980.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Egyptian Orange Carnelian Poppy Head Amulet
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Large Egyptian Bronze Osiris with Silver-Inlaid Eyes
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Modelled mummiform with arms crossed at the chest, holding crook and flail with highlighted features, wearing a plaited false beard and Atef crown mounted on two curved ram's horns, flanked by detailed ostrich feathers and frontal uraeus; natural facial detailing with silver inlaid eyes and large protruding ears; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 1.15 kg total, 31 cm high including stand
Norman Blankman collection, New York, 1960s. P.G. collection, New York, USA. with Art for Eternity, New York. with Bonhams, London, 6 July 2023, lot 360. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11945-210564.
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Egyptian Glazed Steatite Seated Monkey Holding a Kohl Pot
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Opening Bid: £600
The monkey holding a kohl pot of roughly cylindrical form; set on an integral oval base; rim of kohl perforated twice; mounted on a custom-made display base. 21.2 grams total, 37 mm high including stand
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