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LOT 0468
Egyptian Bright Blue Faience Tubular and Other Bead Group
NEW KINGDOM, 1315-332 B.C.
1/8 - 5/8 in. (19 grams total, 2-16 mm).
Comprising a group of mostly tubular blue faience beads, with a few round examples; each pierced for stringing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 0468
Egyptian Bright Blue Faience Tubular and Other Bead Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Egyptian Painted Wooden Mummy Mask
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Displaying semi-naturalistic detailing in relief, beneath a band of headdress ornament composed of rows of architectural dot-and-dash and zig-zag patterns over a segmental panel, possible hieroglyphs to the top tier; attachment pegs to the sides of the face and through the head; extensive remains of painted black pigmentation and composition fill to the eyes. 677 grams, 36 cm
From a French estate, acquired between 1960 and 1980. with SAS Cornette de Saint Cyr Auction, Paris, Vente 882, Mobilier et Objets d'art, 2 December 2014, lot 69. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.167062. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11807-206837. -
Egyptian Knapped Flint Axehead
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A very thick, almost domed flint hand axe or heavy scraper formed on a blade core with the perimeter edges finely knapped; with illegible label and custom-made display stand. 390 grams total, 13 cm including stand
From the collection of Robert De Rustafjell (1876-1943), acquired in Thebes prior to 1909. Deaccessioned from The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island, NY. Private New Jersey collection. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Hares
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a double band for sleeve (segmenta), decorated with vegetal and animal patterns, forming two narrow bands with a vertical succession of stylised spirals of foliage, alternating figures of hares. 94 grams, 43 x 23 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique of wool on linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a double segmentum, applied on the wrists of the garment and decorating the lower part of the sleeves.
