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LOT 0594
Egyptian Bronze Uraeus Mount
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (6.54 grams, 35 mm).
Formed as a rearing cobra with the hood divided into cells to accept inlay.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p. 93, no. 143, for a similar, fragmentary example.
FootnotesThe uraeus depicts a rearing cobra and symbolises royal power and authority, as well as the Lower Egyptian goddess Wadjet.
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LOT 0594
Egyptian Bronze Uraeus Mount
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Third Intermediate Period, circa 1055-950 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Large cylinder with deeply incised hieroglyphs, including the royal titulary above a cartouche of Psusennes I or II. 31.7 grams, 44 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Opening Bid: £200
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Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 1 entitled Thèbes. Plan général de la portion de la Vallée du Nil qui comprend les ruines, Volume II, Plate 1. 341 grams, 103.8 x 69.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor).
