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LOT 0513
Egyptian Cylindrical Alabaster Vessel
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C. OR LATER
3 1/8 in. (177 grams, 81 mm wide).
A carved alabaster jar with slightly tapering sides and everted rim.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Accompanied by an old illustrated catalogue card.
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Egyptian Painted Wooden Mask
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A wooden mask with remains of polychrome painted detailing, depicting the large part of a face with eye detailing and remains of segmented headwear; old collection number 'E.352' and a later suspension loop to the reverse. 283 grams, 23.5 cm high
Ex Roger Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11606-198998. -
Egyptian Blue glazed Faience Cup with Hieroglyphs
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A blue glazed composition chalice, with enigmatic hieroglyphs on the body in darker blue; mounted on an acrylic base. 36 grams total, 65 mm high including stand
From an old UK collection. From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent. Accompanied by an identification display card. Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt.
Probably a foundation deposit. -
Egyptian Ceremonial Mace Head
Predynastic Period, 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A spherical ceremonial stone mace head; centrally drilled; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 322 grams total, 87 mm high including stand
From an old UK collection. From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent. Accompanied by an identification display card. Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt.
Mace heads were prized to such a degree that they were carried by chieftains as sceptres.
