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LOT 0543
Egyptian Carnelian Bead and Poppy Amulet Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. AND LATER
17 3/4 in. (21.9 grams, 45 cm long).
Poppy-head amulet necklace restrung with later spherical beads.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0543
Egyptian Carnelian Bead and Poppy Amulet Necklace
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Egyptian Speckled Black and White Breccia Polished Macehead
Early Dynastic, circa 3000 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £260
Biconvex in profile with central vertical socket; mounted on a custom-made stand. 305 grams total, macehead: 61 mm wide, 74 mm including stand
Acquired in April 1963, for £36 shillings. A present from John Kearne. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.105. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of an Orbiculus from a Tunic
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
In purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion, embroidered with vegetal ornaments, and the borders decorated with meanders. 6.38 grams, 10 x 9.8 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
In the Late Roman Period, round orbiculi decorated the shoulders and the lower part of tunics and kamisia (inner tunics). These fabrics were of great decorative finesse, displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. When the tunic was removed from use, these embroideries could be recycled and patched onto another garment. -
Egyptian Painted Terracotta Bowl
Predynastic-Protodynastic Period, circa 3900-3200 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £25
Squat in profile with everted rim to the mouth, two lateral pierced lugs; old collector's handwritten card 'Ancient Egyptian remarkably fine & early two-handled bowl of exceedingly rare style, having a ring decoration in red. B.C. 1800. A valuable and perfect specimen from the Myers Collection'. 271 grams, 10.3 cm wide
From the private collection of Major William Joseph Myers (1858-1899). From the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century. Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated academic report by Simone Musso. Accompanied by an old original handwritten information card.
The painted decoration imitates the veining of a hardstone such as basalt or breccia.
