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LOT 0465
Egyptian Blue Glass Ring
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
11/4 in. (10.61 grams, 32.49 mm overall, 19.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Wound construction with raised partially gilded decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 15, for type.
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Egyptian Carnelian Amulet Group
Late New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising: three poppy seed amulets; three similar modelled in the half-round; and others. 6.84 grams total, 10-19 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Collection
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Four amulets decorated with a turquoise glaze; a shen symbol; the god Thoth in baboon form; possible bud with seal to reverse; the bottom part of a papyrus sceptre; three pierced for suspension. 7.3 grams total, 18-29 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Heart Motifs
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a clavus with a band of heart motifs, framed by a straight border of straight segments decorated with geometric motifs. 122 grams, 41 x 26 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique on natural purple wool and linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a clavus, running vertically on the breast and on the back of it.
