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LOT 0635
Egyptian Blue Faience Cowroid with Uraei in Gold Ring
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1069-860 B.C.
7/8 in. (2.33 grams, 22.62 mm overall, 16.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Slender, lentoid form with a finely striated edge design; the main motif comprises four outward-facing uraei, one in each quadrant, with a sun disc at each end, mounted in a modern gold ring.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London.
LiteratureCf. Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. XVIII, no. 1404, for a comparable design.
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LOT 0635
Egyptian Blue Faience Cowroid with Uraei in Gold Ring
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Bids: 9 | Current Bid: £320
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New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 15th-14th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £135
Almost complete funerary cone of typical tapering form, with the circular flat end impressed with two unbordered horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text, reading: "The Osiris, corn measurer of Amun, Hat (or Hat-Amun)". 365 grams, 16 cm
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This individual's tomb remains unknown. -
Egyptian Terracotta Bulla with Royal Cartouche
New Kingdom, circa 1400-1292 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid seal impression with one face preserving a partial impressed cartouche, the other side bearing the impression of a cord and linen. 1.92 grams, 17 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
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