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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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