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Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Cartouche of Nectanebo I Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Cartouche of Nectanebo I Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Cartouche of Nectanebo I
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LOT 0045

Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Cartouche of Nectanebo I

30TH DYNASTY, 380-326 B.C.

1 7/8 in. (20.8 grams, 48 mm).

A squat flared vessel with a rim, one side with a cartouche containing the hieroglyphs nakhtnebef, giving the birth name of the 30th Dynasty King Nectanebo I.

Provenance

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.

Literature

Cf. Vandier d’Abbadie, J., Les objets de toilette égyptiens au Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1972, p.129, no. 557, for type.

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LOT 0045

Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Cartouche of Nectanebo I

Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)

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