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LOT 0500
Egyptian Blue Faience Ushabti
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
2 3/4 in. (17.9 grams, 70 mm).
Decorated with a blue glaze and displaying remains of facial, wig, beard and crossed arm detailing to the mummiform figure.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1990.
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LOT 0500
Egyptian Blue Faience Ushabti
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Calcite Jar
Early Dynastic Period, 2900-2350 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Carved from 'Egyptian alabaster' or marble, squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and narrow flat base, short neck and everted rim, four pierced lugs to the shoulders incorporated into a circumferential band of engraved cross-hatching. 746 grams, 11.8 cm
From a British collection, acquired in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11835-206783. -
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Bracelet
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung designer bracelet and with a modern magnetic clasp; composed primarily of disc-shaped and tubular beads, together with feature beads, one possibly amuletic. 4.3 grams, 18 cm long
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Satyrs
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising part of a tunic, formed of a medallion (orbiculus) and one segment (clavus), decorated with stylised semi-human figures (satyrs?) in bright green and yellow colours on a red background, alternating with foliage ornaments. 239 grams, 56 x 37 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Wool tapestry. These decorations can be associated to other textiles and numerous late Roman art objects adorned with picturesque scenes reproducing daily life in the countryside.
