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Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV
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LOT 0031

Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV

NEW KINGDOM, 20TH DYNASTY, 1166-1160 B.C.

1/2 in. (1.45 grams, 14 mm).

Rectangular block with hieroglyphs on both faces; one side gives the throne name of Ramesses IV (Heka-Maat-Re), the other side gives the name of the god Amun-Re. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund.
with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007.
Property of a French collector.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, London, 1917, pl. XLV, no.6, for a scarab with the throne name, nos. 12-13, for similar Ramesside block bead types.

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LOT 0031

Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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