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LOT 0007
Egyptian Black Granite Foot Fragment
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
4 5/8 in. (253 grams, 11.8 cm).
A carved black granite statue base fragment with four toes modelled in the round, with delineated nails of a left foot.
ProvenanceAcquired from France, 2015.
English private collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the French cultural passport no.167713.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini.
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A glazed composition figure of the goddess Sekhmet advancing with feline head and sun-disc headdress; dorsal pillar and rectangular base; repaired. 19.8 grams, 86 mm high
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Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience Chalice
Early Third Intermediate Period, circa 1050 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £17,550
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Egyptian Glass Eye Pair
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A pair of glass eye inlays from a mummy case, brown glass irises, painted black pupils and lateral tear ducts; mounted on a custom-made glass stand. 1.3 kg total, 35.5 cm high including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Jean Marc Delvaux SVV, 15 December 2017, lot 274.
