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LOT 0015
Egyptian Faience Bead Broad Collar Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
13 1/4 in. (50 grams, 33.5 cm).
Comprising: band of vertically strung faience tubular beads with integral tie at each end; below, a fringe of vertically strung groups of eight similar beads on a loop of thread with annular beads at the junction with the band and more similar at the outer end of the fringe; ancient cord.
ProvenanceEx William Ohly, 1883-1955.
Ex Abbey Museum, Barnet, by descent.
Cf. fringed faience bead collar recovered from the tomb of Wah published in Winlock, H. E., The Mummy of Wah Unwrapped, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 35, December 1940, 253-259.
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: a large fragment of a segmentum in linen and wool, S torsion, fringed borders, embroidered with vegetal ornaments; a purple on linen tabula with geometric decoration; a fragment of a segmentum in wool and linen, with circular embroidery; and a large fragment of a tablion, ornamented with images of fishes, birds and vegetal patterns in red, green, yellow and dark blue wool, the central tondo missing. 114 grams total including package, 13-24.6 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Water plant elements are scattered across the bottom of the tablion, which is decorated with water birds; these decorations likely surrounded the image of a nereid. These abstract decorations show a strong stylisation often giving the marine animals a plant-like appearance. -
Large Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Very large tunic fragment with a clavus connected by a thin band to the orbiculus, in red purple, brown and red granate wool over linen, S torsion, embroidered with three tondos decorated with stylised images of dancers with raised heads and curly hair; crenellated borders. 108 grams total including package, 30 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This type of embroidery was typical of tunics and garments characterised by full-length clavi, decorated with either intricate geometric patterns or with a multitude of small figures and animals, often edged with geometric borders and finished with thick, weft-loop fringes or cords. -
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Egyptian 'Becker' Serpentine Vessel
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1450 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
Piriform jar with wide, flat rim and short neck, narrow neck and flat base. 1.2 kg, 15.5 cm
Ex Becker collection, 1920s. Private collection, Los Angeles, USA, 1990s. Private European collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12576-232111.
