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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 Coptic Textile Fragments from a Tunic Tablion with Putto and Horse
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In white linen and blue wool, tapestry work (S-twist), showing a flying putto with a horse, borders with meander decorations. 3.84 grams total, 67-74 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery used to decorate tunics or mantles. -
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Egyptian Papyrus Fragment with Text
Graeco-Roman Period, circa 3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular fragment of papyrus with inked Demotic script text in two columns; mounted on a board. 195 grams total, 15.5 cm (25 x 20 cm including frame)
Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s. -
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Ovate Hand Axe from Thebes
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 40,000-35,000 B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconvex in profile with inked findspot to the butt: 'Desert West of Thebes 1912'. 385 grams, 10.4 cm
Found in the desert west of Thebes, Egypt, 1912. Acquired from Sotheby's, 16 June 1959 (part), £4.10. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.
