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LOT 0525
Egyptian Bronze Beetle
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (49.8 grams, 43 mm).
A bronze horned beetle figure modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, its legs held tightly against its abdomen, possibly indicating that this is a beetle in a mummified form. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-2000s.
From the collection of an Essex gentleman.
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Coptic Kohl Container
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
A heavily carved wooden kohl vessel, tubular with pierced lateral flanges and rectangular base with a stub foot to each corner; with old collector's label reading 'Coptic kohol container VI-VIII C. OFRA10P / Q Louvre Cat. des Bois de l'Egypte Copte, Paris 1986 no.39-41'. 129 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. -
Egyptian Glass Bangle Fragment Group
Graeco-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A mixed group of glass bangle fragments including polychrome and decoratively twisted examples; iridescence to the surfaces of most. 110 grams total, 16-82 mm
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014. -
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Egyptian Statue Fragment Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A group of five ceramic and composition statuette fragments including glazed examples: a terracotta royal head with Nemes headdress and uraeus; the green glazed foot of a shabti with hieroglyphs; the head of a figure in raised relief, painted geometric column to the rear; copper-alloy strap junction displaying a human face, four-way attachment reverse; glass ram head with applied eyes and horns. 105 grams total, 21-54 mm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
